as in to play (around)
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fool around
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And this fool is taking it with the fools around him.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026 -
And there’s this: No fooling around in mid-June and having a life event get in the way of the March Madness get-together nine months later.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Cat (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%20%28around%29. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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