"fuck around" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-fuck around.ogg Forms: fucks around [present, singular, third-person], fucking around [participle, present], fucked around [participle, past], fucked around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fuck around (third-person singular simple present fucks around, present participle fucking around, simple past and past participle fucked around)
  1. (slang, vulgar) To fritter aimlessly or distractedly, to procrastinate, to waste time. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms (waste time): waste time Translations (to procrastinate): մուկ տշել (muk tšel) (Armenian), թրեւ գալ (tʻrew gal) (Armenian), ճանճ բռնել (čanč bṙnel) (Armenian), քամի կուլ տալ (kʻami kul tal) (Armenian), lülə qurutmaq (Azerbaijani), špekulovat [imperfective] (Czech), viivytellä (Finnish), aikailla (Finnish), procrastiner (French), foder (Galician), herumtrödeln (German), herumdahlen [dated, regional] (German), tököl (Hungarian), totojázik (Hungarian), pöcsöl (Hungarian), elbassza az időt (Hungarian), cazzeggiare (Italian), opierdalać się [imperfective] (Polish), walić w chuja [vulgar] (Polish), fute vremea (Romanian), fute timpul (Romanian), băga pula (Romanian), безде́льничать (bezdélʹničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), лоботря́сничать (lobotrjásničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), бить баклу́ши (bitʹ baklúši) [imperfective] (Russian), валя́ть дурака́ (valjátʹ duraká) [imperfective] (Russian), дура́читься (duráčitʹsja) (Russian), страда́ть хуйнёй (stradátʹ xujnjój) [imperfective] (Russian), joder (Spanish), söla (Swedish), slå dank (Swedish), sega (Swedish)
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  2. (slang, vulgar) To fool around. Tags: slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: fuck about Synonyms (fool around): clown around, fool around, screw around Derived forms: fuck around and find out, fuckarounditis Translations (to fool around; joking, bugging): խեղկատակություն անել (xeġkatakutʻyun anel) (Armenian), օյինբազություն անել (ōyinbazutʻyun anel) (Armenian), məzələnmək (Azerbaijani), pelleillä (Finnish), glander (French), flemmarder (French), putear (Galician), foder (Galician), herumblödeln (German), κωλοβαράω (kolovaráo) (Greek), baszakodik (Hungarian), cazzeggiare (Italian), fute vremea (Romanian), fute timpul (Romanian), băga pula (Romanian), дура́читься (duráčitʹsja) (Russian), валя́ть дурака́ (valjátʹ duraká) [imperfective] (Russian), стра́дать хуйнёй (strádatʹ xujnjój) (Russian), хуи́ пина́ть (xuí pinátʹ) (Russian), putear (Spanish), joder (Spanish), molestar (Spanish), huevear [Chile] (Spanish), fregar [Ecuador] (Spanish), mamar [Mexico] (Spanish)
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  3. (slang, vulgar, rare) To have sex with many partners. Tags: rare, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Sex Translations (to have sex with many partners): ման գալ (english: man gal) (Armenian), paylamaq (note: of women) (Azerbaijani), döydürmək (note: of women) (Azerbaijani), sağa-sola vermək (note: of women) (Azerbaijani), qəhbəlik eləmək (note: of women) (Azerbaijani), 亂搞 (Chinese Mandarin), 乱搞 (luàngǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 胡搞 (húgǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), kurvit se [feminine, imperfective] (Czech), kurevničit [imperfective, masculine] (Czech), huorata (Finnish), olla kenen kanssa sattuu (Finnish), coucher à droite et à gauche [informal] (French), herumhuren (German), fűvel-fával dug/kefél/kúr (Hungarian), fute cu cine se nimerește (Romanian), развра́тничать (razvrátničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), распу́тничать (raspútničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), блядова́ть (bljadovátʹ) [imperfective, vulgar] (Russian), knulla runt (Swedish), ligga runt (Swedish)
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  4. (slang, vulgar) To horseplay, joke around, behave immaturely or irresponsibly Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms (horseplay): horse around, joke around Translations (to behave immaturely): oynamaq (Azerbaijani), məzələnmək (Azerbaijani), şitlik eləmək (Azerbaijani), špekulovat [imperfective] (Czech), hölmöillä (Finnish), herumkaspern (German), herumalbern (German), cazzeggiare (Italian), fute vremea (Romanian), fute timpul (Romanian), băga pula (Romanian), выёбываться (vyjóbyvatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́ебнуться (výjebnutʹsja) [perfective, vulgar] (Russian), barnsla sig (Swedish), larva sig (Swedish), tramsa (Swedish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (promiscuous sex): screw around, get around, fiddle around, sleep around
Disambiguation of 'promiscuous sex': 2 53 45 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "valjátʹ duraká",
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          "roman": "duráčitʹsja",
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          "roman": "stradátʹ xujnjój",
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          "sense": "to procrastinate",
          "word": "slå dank"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "kʻami kul tal",
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      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "lülə qurutmaq"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "viivytellä"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "aikailla"
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      "word": "procrastiner"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "foder"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "herumtrödeln"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to procrastinate",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
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      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "pöcsöl"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "elbassza az időt"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "cazzeggiare"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "opierdalać się"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "walić w chuja"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "fute vremea"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "fute timpul"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "băga pula"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezdélʹničatʹ",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "безде́льничать"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "lobotrjásničatʹ",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "bitʹ baklúši",
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      "tags": [
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      "roman": "valjátʹ duraká",
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      "word": "валя́ть дурака́"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "duráčitʹsja",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "дура́читься"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stradátʹ xujnjój",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "страда́ть хуйнёй"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "joder"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "söla"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "slå dank"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "sega"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "xeġkatakutʻyun anel",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "խեղկատակություն անել"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ōyinbazutʻyun anel",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "օյինբազություն անել"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "məzələnmək"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "pelleillä"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "glander"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "flemmarder"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "putear"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "foder"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "herumblödeln"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "kolovaráo",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "κωλοβαράω"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "baszakodik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "cazzeggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "fute vremea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "fute timpul"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "băga pula"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "duráčitʹsja",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "дура́читься"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "valjátʹ duraká",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "валя́ть дурака́"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "стра́дать хуйнёй"
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      "roman": "xuí pinátʹ",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "хуи́ пина́ть"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "putear"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "joder"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "molestar"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mamar"
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      "code": "hy",
      "english": "man gal",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "ման գալ"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "note": "of women",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "paylamaq"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "note": "of women",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "döydürmək"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "note": "of women",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "sağa-sola vermək"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "note": "of women",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "qəhbəlik eləmək"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "亂搞"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "luàngǎo",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "乱搞"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "húgǎo",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "胡搞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "kurvit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kurevničit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "huorata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "olla kenen kanssa sattuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "coucher à droite et à gauche"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "herumhuren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "fűvel-fával dug/kefél/kúr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "fute cu cine se nimerește"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razvrátničatʹ",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "развра́тничать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspútničatʹ",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "распу́тничать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bljadovátʹ",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "блядова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "knulla runt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "ligga runt"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "oynamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "məzələnmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "şitlik eləmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "špekulovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "hölmöillä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "herumkaspern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "herumalbern"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "cazzeggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "fute vremea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "fute timpul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "băga pula"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyjóbyvatʹsja",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выёбываться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výjebnutʹsja",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "вы́ебнуться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "barnsla sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "larva sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to behave immaturely",
      "word": "tramsa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fuck around"
}

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