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"To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex."
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"(slang, intransitive) To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex."
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"To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle."
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"(slang, intransitive) To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle."
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "boludear"
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"To have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around."
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"(slang, intransitive) To have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around."
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"To harass and annoy someone."
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"(slang, used with \"with\") To harass and annoy someone."
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],
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"To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle."
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"(slang, intransitive) To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle."
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"To have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around."
],
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"(slang, intransitive) To have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around."
],
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"slang"
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"To harass and annoy someone."
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"(slang, used with \"with\") To harass and annoy someone."
],
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"slang"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "boludear"
}
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