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monkey around
monkey around
To waste time or procrastinate by doing something unproductive or unhelpful; to fool around or spend time idly. Would you quit monkeying around and give me a hand cleaning the house? I should have started this essay last week, but I've been monkeying around with my new video game console.
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Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Gerhild | | GER-hilt (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
Amador | | - | Spanish |
Rohan (1) | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada |
Yaniv | | - | Hebrew |
Drake | | DRAYK | English |
Sayen | | - | Native American, Mapuche |