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goof around

goof around verb: to fool around.

Verb

goof around (third-person singular simple present goofs around, present participle goofing around, simple past and past participle goofed around)

  1. (slang) To fool around.

Forms of goof around

third-person singular presentgoofs around
present participlegoofing around
past participlegoofed around
pastgoofed around

Questions about goof around

What does goof around mean?
Goof around means to fool around.
What part of speech is goof around?
Goof around is a verb.
What is the past tense of goof around?
The past tense of goof around is goofed around.

Words near goof around in the dictionary

  1. gooeyer
  2. gooeyest
  3. gooeyness
  4. gooeys
  5. goof
  6. goof around
  7. goof off
  8. goof on
  9. goof up
  10. goof-off
  11. goof-offs

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