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Definition of playin' around

play around

verb

  • to cheat on one's significant other.
    I can't believe he's out playing around while she takes care of the kids.

    Last edited on Aug 31 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

  • to joke.
    Don't take everything so seriously! I was just playing around.

    Last edited on Aug 31 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'around':

Definitions include: the bathroom.
Definitions include: one's home neighborhood.
Definitions include: to waste time.
Definitions include: to delay in getting to the point.
Definitions include: experienced.
Definitions include: to be lazy.
Definitions include: to act like a clown; to joke.
Definitions include: acronym for "cash rules everything around me".
Definitions include: to cruise (drive) around.
Definitions include: to be joking.
Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".
Definitions include: to waste time, to mess around.
Definitions include: to intentionally show off an item.
Definitions include: to engage in intimate sexual activities; "mess around".
Definitions include: to cheat on one's significant other.

Other terms relating to 'play':

Definitions include: sexual activity involving the anus.
Definitions include: To tell someone something, even though it may not be right.
Definitions include: See play (one) stupid.
Definitions include: "free to play".
Definitions include: Being dissed or insulted.
Definitions include: an insult.
Definitions include: acronym for "live action role-playing."
Definitions include: a fair competition.
Definitions include: acronym for "massively multiplayer online role playing game."
Definitions include: Used to describe an action.
Definitions include: insane, clueless, lacking in mental ability.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: to cooperate.
Definitions include: of two groups or people, to pursue.
Definitions include: to have power over the TV remote control.

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