play around
See also: playaround
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
play around (third-person singular simple present plays around, present participle playing around, simple past and past participle played around)
- To behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way.
- Stop playing around, and get on with your homework.
- To work with in a non-serious manner
- You could build even more interesting components called amplifiers and begin playing around with amplifiers.
- (idiomatic) To engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.