fooled around
Played without purpose
Fooled around means to engage in casual or aimless activity, often implying wasted time: We fooled around all afternoon instead of studying.
It commonly suggests casual sexual activity short of intercourse: They fooled around in the back seat but didn't go any further.
Context usually makes the intended sense clear.
- prankedTricked for laughs
- larkedPlayed with abandon
- playedEngaged in recreation
- philanderingCasual extramarital affairs
- playing the fieldDating without commitment
having an affair · one night stand · procrastinate · killed time · tinkered · dally · experiment · flirtatious · courted · trifle · messing about · messing with · seduced · loitered · goofed off · romance · teasing · wasted time
fooled aroundbuckled down
Began working earnestly
worked hard · focused · concentrated · applied oneself · knuckled down
fooled aroundapplied oneself
Devoted effort to something
persevered · plugged away · grinded · hustled
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