goof around
phrasal verb
goofed around; goofing around; goofs around
chiefly US, informal
: to spend time doing silly or playful things
The kids were goofing around in the backyard.
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Khloé, 40, included videos of Kendall modeling, dancing, laughing and goofing around with her famous siblings.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
The brothers had long goofed around playing football in the backyard, even devising creative games while bouncing on the trampoline.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Nearly all of the new footage shows her padding around her Vegas manse or goofing around with her kids or doing sports-medicine sessions.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 26 June 2024
The sweet video showed footage of the couple cuddling up on the couch and goofing around in the gym.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Marina Watts, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
The brothers had long goofed around playing football in the backyard, even devising creative games while bouncing on the trampoline.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Nearly all of the new footage shows her padding around her Vegas manse or goofing around with her kids or doing sports-medicine sessions.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 26 June 2024
The sweet video showed footage of the couple cuddling up on the couch and goofing around in the gym.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Goof around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goof%20around. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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