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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for fool around:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

fool around
    v 1: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get
         back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
         [syn: horse around, arse around, fool around, fool]
    2: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" [syn: play around,
       fool around]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fool around \fool` a*round"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fooled
   around; p. pr. & vb. n. Fooling around.]
   1. To waste time in idle pursuits; to fool[2].

   Syn: fool[2].
        [PJC]

   2. To flirt or philander. --RHUDbr/ [PJC]

   3. To be sexually promiscuous; to engage in sexual
      intercourse with more than one partner; especially, to
      engage in adultery; as, to fool around with another woman.
      [PJC]

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