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as in plays
to spend time in aimless activity
spent the vacation day just messing around
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as in flirts
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women
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as in travels
to come or be together as friends
if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them
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