screw around

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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /skɹuː əˈɹaʊnd/
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Verb

screw around (third-person singular simple present screws around, present participle screwing around, simple past and past participle screwed around)

  1. (slang, intransitive) To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.
  2. (slang, intransitive) To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.
  3. (slang, intransitive) To have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around.
  4. (slang, used with "with") To harass and annoy someone.

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