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play about

play about verb: synonym of play around.

Verb

play about (third-person singular simple present plays about, present participle playing about, simple past and past participle played about)

  1. Synonym of play around.
    Synonyms:
    play around
  2. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To trifle with or be frivolous concerning.
    • “We?” Byrd questioned, looking confused. “Yes, we, muthafucka!” Big Lee replied sarcastically. “You're my child now, and I don't play about mine!2018, Vivian Blue, Your Heart Is Mine 2: A Criminal Romance

play about meaning in Tamil

play about in Tamil

உழறு

Synonyms of play about

Forms of play about

third-person singular presentplays about
present participleplaying about
past participleplayed about
pastplayed about

Questions about play about

What does play about mean?
Play about means synonym of play around.
What is play about in Tamil?
Play about in Tamil is உழறு. See Play about meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is play about?
Play about is a verb.
What is the past tense of play about?
The past tense of play about is played about.

Words near play about in the dictionary

  1. play
  2. play a double game
  3. play a part
  4. play a role
  5. play a rôle
  6. play about
  7. play against type
  8. play all one's cards
  9. play along
  10. play around
  11. play at

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Adapted from Wiktionary: play about (page history and authors); play about (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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