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fool around collapse

play around collapse: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"

toy with collapse

putter collapse: the iron normally used on the putting green; a golfer who is putting; move around aimlessly; do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

horse around collapse: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"

kid around collapse

potter collapse: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln; work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

twiddle collapse: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns; manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview"

piddle collapse: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

mess around collapse

fiddle collapse: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"; play the violin or fiddle; commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"; avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

fiddle faddle collapse

dabble collapse: dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid; work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"; play in or as if in water, as of small children

fidget collapse: a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"; move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

loiter collapse: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

schmuck collapse: (Yiddish) a jerk

tomfool collapse

jackass collapse

womanize collapse

monkey with collapse

clown collapse: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior; a rude or vulgar fool; act as or like a clown

Pantaloon collapse: trousers worn in former times; a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man; a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

buffoon collapse

flirt collapse: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

muck up collapse

fribble collapse

blooper collapse

comedian collapse: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts; an actor in a comedy

cretin collapse

golem collapse: (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means

howler collapse: a glaring blunder

moron collapse

simpleton collapse: a person lacking intelligence or common sense

cavort collapse

ignoramus collapse: an ignorant person

act out collapse: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

pratfall collapse: a fall onto your buttocks

disport collapse

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