"sleep around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sleeps around [present, singular, third-person], sleeping around [participle, present], slept around [participle, past], slept around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sleep<,,slept> around}} sleep around (third-person singular simple present sleeps around, present participle sleeping around, simple past and past participle slept around)
  1. (informal, euphemistic) Synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners. Tags: euphemistic, informal Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: fuck around [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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