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joke around
vb. 1 (context informal English) (sense: procrastinate, fool around, behave immaturely) bowdlerization of fuck around 2 (context informal English) To kid, prank, joke
Usage examples of "joke around".
Even now he sometimes made Lark leave the lodge so he could joke around with Hair On The Lip.
The joke around town was that the grave digger needed an auger instead of a shovel.
I'll joke around with the guys about hanging out for beers while you and the kids are in Iowa.
The joke around the agency was that if you had a roller skate, you could sit on that, push with your hands, and get where you wanted to go faster than the minivan--and your butt would hurt less when you arrived.
Kwang asked with a groan, since without me there, he'd have no one to joke around with on the bus.