"joke around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jokes around [present, singular, third-person], joking around [participle, present], joked around [participle, past], joked around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} joke around (third-person singular simple present jokes around, present participle joking around, simple past and past participle joked around)
  1. (informal) (procrastinate, fool around, behave immaturely): bowdlerization of fuck around Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-joke_around-en-verb-4iCgwMdw
  2. (informal) To kid, prank, joke. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-joke_around-en-verb-5oTHNlYu
  3. (informal) To say something that is not meant to be taken seriously. Tags: informal Synonyms: joke, fool around, kid
    Sense id: en-joke_around-en-verb-SAqPb1St Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 70 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (around): 38 9 53

Inflected forms

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