jokes around
Acts the clown
To joke around is to engage in playful, silly, or humorous behavior rather than being serious: Stop joking around and help me with this.
The phrase emphasizes casual, ongoing foolishness rather than telling a single joke: We were just joking around when the boss walked in.
- jocularInclined to jest
- witClever, inventive humor
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- having a laughTeasing or joking around
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
just kidding · irreverence · mischievousness · quip · tongue in cheek · banter · clowning · cheerfulness · playfulness · pun · camaraderie · levity · good times · goofing off · teasing · sarcasm · icebreaker · satire
seriousness of demeanor
jokes aroundgets down to business
Begins focused, purposeful work
buckles down · focuses · applies oneself · concentrates · knuckles down