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screwed around

screwed around is the simple past and past participle of screw around.

Meaning of screw around

Verb

screw around (third-person singular simple present screws around, present participle screwing around, simple past and past participle screwed around)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.
    • Who do you have to screw around here to get a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit?2003, Richard Curtis, Love Actually, spoken by Prime Minister (Hugh Grant)
  2. (intransitive, slang) To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around.
  4. (slang) To harass and annoy someone.

Questions about screwed around

What is screwed around the simple past and past participle of?
Screwed around is the simple past and past participle of screw around.

Words near screwed around in the dictionary

  1. screwdriving
  2. screwdrove
  3. screwed
  4. screwed about
  5. screwed and chopped
  6. screwed around
  7. screwed back
  8. screwed off
  9. screwed over
  10. screwed the pooch
  11. screwed up

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