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sleep around

sleep around verb: synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.

Verb

sleep around (third-person singular simple present sleeps around, present participle sleeping around, simple past and past participle slept around)

  1. (euphemistic, informal) Synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.
    • Sleeping around sleeping around / What will the neighbors say / Sleeping around all over town / What will the neighbors say2006, “Sleepin' Around”, in Rather Ripped, performed by Sonic Youth
    Synonyms:
    fuck around

Synonyms of sleep around

Forms of sleep around

third-person singular presentsleeps around
present participlesleeping around
past participleslept around
pastslept around

Questions about sleep around

What does sleep around mean?
Sleep around means synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.
What part of speech is sleep around?
Sleep around is a verb.
What is the past tense of sleep around?
The past tense of sleep around is slept around.

Words near sleep around in the dictionary

  1. sleep aid
  2. sleep apnea
  3. sleep apneas
  4. sleep apnoea
  5. sleep apnoeas
  6. sleep around
  7. sleep black
  8. sleep camel
  9. sleep camels
  10. sleep cap
  11. sleep caps

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