screw around

verb

Definition of screw around

intransitive verb

1 : to waste time with unproductive activity : dally

2 : to have sexual relations with someone outside of a marriage or steady relationship : be sexually promiscuous

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he hired a private detective because he thought his wife was screwing around

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The first known use of screw around was in 1935

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