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clown around

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clown around (with someone)

Fig. to join with someone in acting silly; [for two or more people] to act silly together. The boys were clowning around with each other. The kids are having fun clowning around.

See also: around, clown

clown around

in. to act silly; to mess around. We were just clowning around. We didn’t mean to break anything.

See also: around, clown