as in hanged (around or out)
to spend time doing nothing
returned home unannounced and found the au pair goofing off
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Fernandes Anderson doled out a $13,000 bonus to one of her Council staffers, a relative but not an immediate family member, on the condition that $7,000 be kicked back to her.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025 -
Hudgens also kicked back at the resort’s Essencia Spa and had a seven-course meal at the Muna rooftop restaurant.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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That means certain rules around campfires are relaxed, though visitors are still advised to use best practices for fire management and safety.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Maier relaxed the shutdown pretty quickly.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Still, a bulb that is chilled is bound to produce more flowers than one that is planted directly in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the world lost its CO2 blanket over this age of mammals, though, and the world chilled, grasslands, having invented a new form of photosynthesis adapted to this drier, lower-CO2 world, haltingly but inexorably took over much of the Earth.—
Peter Brannen,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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Throughout their trip, Gomez and her friends lounged on the beach and dressed up in matching sweatsuits.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Guests of the hotel lounged around the pool, mingling, laughing, and dancing.—
L'Oréal Blackett,
Refinery29,
4 Aug. 2025
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And Georgia appears to have played its hand right.—
Jillian Magtoto,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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All of those games were played in Little Rock.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Goofed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofed%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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