fooling about
Wasting time playfully
Fooling about means behaving playfully or without serious purpose, often wasting time or getting into minor mischief: Stop fooling about and finish your homework.
It can also refer to casual sexual activity: He'd been fooling about with someone from the office.
Primarily British; the American equivalent is fooling around.
- larkingPlayful, carefree activity
- playingParticipating in recreation
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- jokingSaying things in fun
just joking · shenanigans · tomfoolery · merrymaking · prank · clowning · clowning around · goofing off · kidding around · having a laugh · gag · joviality · mischief · making mischief · capering · messing around · hijinks · horseplay
fooling aboutgetting down to business
Focusing on the task
focusing · concentrating · applying oneself · buckling down · knuckling down
fooling abouttoiling
Working strenuously, exhaustingly
laboring · grafting · applying oneself · nose to the grindstone · burning the midnight oil
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