fool around

Questions about fool around

What does fool around mean?

fool around means "indulge in horseplay". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for fool around?

Close synonyms include horse around, arse around, fool, play around. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fool around a common word?

fool around is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.