goofs around
Plays the fool
Goofs around means to behave playfully or waste time with silly, unproductive activity: Stop goofing around and finish your homework.
The phrase implies lighthearted mischief rather than serious misconduct—someone goofing around isn't causing real trouble, just not being serious when perhaps they should be.
- loafsSpends time idly
- frolicsPlays in lively fashion
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- cavortsMoves with lively abandon
jesting · dawdles · laughs · pranks · cuts up · dilly-dallies · banters · teases · gambols · idles · horseplays · romps · giggles · mimics · hangs out · procrastinates · wastes time · daydreams
seriousness and productivity
goofs aroundbuckles down
Begins concentrated effort
focuses · gets down to business · concentrates · knuckles down · applies oneself
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