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joke around

joke around verb: (procrastinate, fool around, behave immaturely): bowdlerization of fuck around.

Verb

joke around (third-person singular simple present jokes around, present participle joking around, simple past and past participle joked around)

  1. (informal) (procrastinate, fool around, behave immaturely): bowdlerization of fuck around
  2. (informal) To kid, prank, joke.
  3. (informal) To say something that is not meant to be taken seriously.
    Synonyms:
    joke, fool around, kid

Synonyms of joke around

Forms of joke around

third-person singular presentjokes around
present participlejoking around
past participlejoked around
pastjoked around

Questions about joke around

What does joke around mean?
Joke around means (procrastinate, fool around, behave immaturely): bowdlerization of fuck around.
What part of speech is joke around?
Joke around is a verb.
What is the past tense of joke around?
The past tense of joke around is joked around.

Words near joke around in the dictionary

  1. jojos
  2. jojutsu
  3. jokamachi
  4. jokduri
  5. joke
  6. joke around
  7. joke book
  8. joke books
  9. joke it up
  10. joke Joyce
  11. joke line

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