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1
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
- quit fooling around on the jungle gym, or you'll get hurt
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2
to spend time in aimless activity
- we fooled around outdoors for a while, then went in to get some work done
Synonyms for fool around
- doodle,
- fiddle (around),
- fribble,
- goof (around),
- hang about
- [British],
- kick around,
- mess around,
- monkey (around),
- play,
- potter (around),
- putter (around),
- trifle
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The first known use of fool around was in 1837
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