goofing around
Playful time wasting
Goofing around is engaging in silly, playful, or unproductive behavior—messing around instead of being serious or getting work done.
Stop goofing around and finish your homework.
We spent the afternoon just goofing around at the mall.
The phrase implies harmless fun rather than deliberate misbehavior.
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
- jestHumorous remark or act
- playRecreation or staged drama
- larkSongbird or escapade
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
joke · cavort · bantering · gambol · escapade · shenanigans · clowning · fun · prank · romp · skylarking · teasing · slapstick · fiddling · amusement · chilling · playing hooky · doodling
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- Friend Humorbuddy comedy, bromance, banter, inside jokes, teasing
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- recess gamestag, hopscotch, jump rope, hide and seek, duck duck goose
goofing aroundbuckling down
Applying oneself with determination
getting down to business · focusing · concentrating · knuckling down · applying oneself
goofing aroundhustling
Hurrying or swindling
toiling · laboring · grinding · taking responsibility · slaving away
goof, goofing, around, goofy, goofed, goofs, goofball, goofiness, goofier