"fuck around" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-fuck around.ogg [Australia] 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), 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, vulgar] (Polish), 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)
    Sense id: en-fuck_around-en-verb-35KqyEwq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 9 6 45 Disambiguation of 'waste time': 92 8 0 0 Disambiguation of 'to procrastinate': 81 12 3 4
  2. (slang, vulgar) To fool around. Tags: slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: fuck about [British] Synonyms (fool around): fool around, screw around Derived forms: fuck around and find out 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), 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)
    Sense id: en-fuck_around-en-verb-pjPg7JEf Disambiguation of Sex: 2 49 47 2 Disambiguation of 'fool around': 3 75 7 15 Disambiguation of 'to fool around; joking, bugging': 3 75 7 15
  3. (slang, vulgar) To have sex with many partners. Tags: 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), развра́тничать (razvrátničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), распу́тничать (raspútničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), блядова́ть (bljadovátʹ) [imperfective, vulgar] (Russian), knulla runt (Swedish), ligga runt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fuck_around-en-verb--GuCVvvw Disambiguation of Sex: 2 49 47 2 Disambiguation of 'to have sex with many partners': 1 9 89 2
  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), hölmöillä (Finnish), herumkaspern (German), herumalbern (German), cazzeggiare (Italian), выёбываться (vyjóbyvatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́ебнуться (výjebnutʹsja) [perfective, vulgar] (Russian), barnsla sig (Swedish), larva sig (Swedish), tramsa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fuck_around-en-verb-xf27AmdA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 9 6 45 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (around): 31 20 9 41 Disambiguation of 'horseplay': 3 16 7 74 Disambiguation of 'to behave immaturely': 6 11 8 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (promiscuous sex): screw around, get around, fiddle around, sleep around
Disambiguation of 'promiscuous sex': 2 53 46 0

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          "text": "Also, as far as kicking someone when he's down is concerned, what is the problem here? Again, the object is to win, yes? Well, if he gets up, you might lose; therefore he must not get up. He needs to be kicked. You said you wanted to win. Or are you people just fucking around? I suspect that might be the case. Well, stop fucking around and make up your mind.",
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          "word": "baszakodik"
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          "word": "cazzeggiare"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "duráčitʹsja",
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          "word": "дура́читься"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "valjátʹ duraká",
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "strádatʹ xujnjój",
          "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
          "word": "стра́дать хуйнёй"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 75 7 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xuí pinátʹ",
          "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
          "word": "хуи́ пина́ть"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
          "word": "putear"
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          "word": "molestar"
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          "tags": [
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          "ref": "1987 August 15, Laurie Sherman, “What's A Dyke To Do? A Lesbian Reluctantly Enters The Age Of Safe Sex”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 5, page 8",
          "text": "I sat in a sauna soon after, perusing a sexy fellow athlete who fucks around a lot and who had made it clear she could be seduced.",
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        "To have sex with many partners."
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        "(slang, vulgar) To have sex with many partners."
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          "code": "az",
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          "note": "of women",
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          "word": "qəhbəlik eləmək"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 9 89 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
          "word": "亂搞"
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          "word": "fűvel-fával dug/kefél/kúr"
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
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            "vulgar"
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          "_dis1": "6 11 8 75",
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      "sense": "waste time",
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      "sense": "fool around",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "muk tšel",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "մուկ տշել"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʻrew gal",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "թրեւ գալ"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čanč bṙnel",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "ճանճ բռնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kʻami kul tal",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "քամի կուլ տալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "lülə qurutmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "viivytellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "aikailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "procrastiner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "foder"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "herumtrödeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
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        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "herumdahlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "tököl"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "totojázik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "pöcsöl"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "elbassza az időt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "cazzeggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "opierdalać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezdélʹničatʹ",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "безде́льничать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lobotrjásničatʹ",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "лоботря́сничать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bitʹ baklúši",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "бить баклу́ши"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "valjátʹ duraká",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "валя́ть дурака́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "duráčitʹsja",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "дура́читься"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to procrastinate",
      "word": "söla"
    },
    {
      "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",
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      "roman": "ōyinbazutʻyun anel",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "օյինբազություն անել"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "foder"
    },
    {
      "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",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "cazzeggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "duráčitʹsja",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "дура́читься"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "valjátʹ duraká",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "валя́ть дурака́"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strádatʹ xujnjój",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "стра́дать хуйнёй"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xuí pinátʹ",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "хуи́ пина́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "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",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "word": "molestar"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "tags": [
        "Ecuador"
      ],
      "word": "fregar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to fool around; joking, bugging",
      "tags": [
        "Mexico"
      ],
      "word": "mamar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "english": "man gal",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "ման գալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "note": "of women",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "paylamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "note": "of women",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "döydürmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "note": "of women",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "sağa-sola vermək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "note": "of women",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "qəhbəlik eləmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "亂搞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "luàngǎo",
      "sense": "to have sex with many partners",
      "word": "乱搞"
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "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": "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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