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Verb: fool around  fool u'rawnd
  1. Behave in a foolish, fun way; indulge in horseplay
    "Enough fooling around — let's get back to work!";
    - horse around [informal], arse around [Brit, Cdn, informal], fool, muck about [Brit, informal], kid around [informal], arse about [Brit, Cdn, informal], muck around [Brit, informal], screw around [informal]
     
  2. Engage in casual sexual activity or flirtation, esp. with someone other than one's partner
    "he fools around a lot";
    - play around

Derived forms: fooled around, fools around, fooling around

Type of: betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold, jest, joke, play, wander