play around

Questions about play around

What does play around mean?

play around means "commit adultery". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for play around?

Close synonyms include fool around, dabble, smatter. 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 play around a common word?

play 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.