as in to cat (around)
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fool around
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Another horny couple on vacation couldn’t wait until their flight landed to fool around and insisted on doing so in the plane's cabin.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026 -
And this fool is taking it with the fools around him.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Play (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play%20%28around%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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