Might mean (unverified): Engage in playful or frivolous activity.
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  1. fool about: Merriam-Webster
  2. fool about: Wiktionary

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▸ verb:  (intransitive) to fool around

Similar:
fool around, goof around, fool up, act a fool, fool with, tomfool, monkey around, play for a fool, fool, play the fool, more...

Opposite:
knowledgeable, informed, wise, intelligent, savvy

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Similar:
fool around, goof around, fool up, act a fool, fool with, tomfool, monkey around, play for a fool, fool, play the fool, more...

Opposite:
knowledgeable, informed, wise, intelligent, savvy



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