horse around

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horse around

verb horses around · horsing around · horsed around

idiomatic, intransitive To engage in horseplay. Can we quit horsing around and get some work done?
Similar: fool around, act out, clown around, goof off, muck about, muck around, muck up, yuk it up

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@misc{horse_around_2026,
  title = {horse around},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horse%20around},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}