"goof around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goofs around [present, singular, third-person], goofing around [participle, present], goofed around [participle, past], goofed around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} goof around (third-person singular simple present goofs around, present participle goofing around, simple past and past participle goofed around)
  1. To play, or to fool around.
    Sense id: en-goof_around-en-verb-szML7cno Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around)

Inflected forms

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