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play around

 (with someone or something)

1. and play about (with someone or something) to play and frolic with someone or something. Kelly likes to play around with the other kids. The boys are out in the yard, playing about with the neighbor girls. Will you kids stop playing about and get busy? Stop playing around and get busy!

2. Euph. to have a romantic or sexual affair with someone or persons in general. Kelly found out that her husband had been playing around with Susan. I can't believe that Roger is playing around!

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play around

1. to have a sexual relationship with someone not your husband, wife, or partner He played around with a number of women.

2. to behave in a silly way We have to quit playing around and get down to work.

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play around

Act playfully or irresponsibly, especially in having a casual or extramarital sexual relationship. For example, She got tired of his playing around and filed for divorce. [1920s]

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play around

v.

1. To engage in frivolous or idle activity; goof off: Stop playing around and get to work.

2. play around with To manipulate or work with something without a clear sense of method: We played around with the old television set, trying to see if we could make it work.

3. Slang To engage in romantic or sexual relations with someone; fool around: I think those two are playing around. Who is he playing around with now?

See also: around, play

play around

verb

See play around with someone

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