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fools around

fools around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fool around.

Meaning of fool around

Verb

fool around (third-person singular simple present fools around, present participle fooling around, simple past and past participle fooled around)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.
  2. (intransitive) To waste time.
  3. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To engage in casual or flirtatious sexual acts.
    • Jake has been fooling around with a married woman.
  4. (informal, intransitive) To engage in adultery; to play around.

Questions about fools around

What is fools around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fools around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fool around.

Words near fools around in the dictionary

  1. foolproofness
  2. foolproofs
  3. fools
  4. fools about
  5. fools along
  6. fools around
  7. fools away
  8. fools for Christ
  9. fools rush in
  10. fools rush in where angels fear to tread
  11. fools to themselves

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