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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Maybe people want to use their phone to text and goof around, and these stories are light engagement.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Schedules crush spontaneity; responsibilities numb the impulse to just goof around.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Teddy is goofing around on a remote road, a car swerves to avoid him, and the vehicle goes through the guardrails and into the drink.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
The same person that says this is daycare, games, goofing around, not punitive enough.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Schedules crush spontaneity; responsibilities numb the impulse to just goof around.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Teddy is goofing around on a remote road, a car swerves to avoid him, and the vehicle goes through the guardrails and into the drink.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
The same person that says this is daycare, games, goofing around, not punitive enough.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Goof around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goof%20around. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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