intransitive. To act or talk foolishly, stupidly, or irrationally; to be deranged, or out of one's wits. Also figurative: to become weak or unsound…

intransitive. To act foolishly, play the fool.

intransitive. To act like a fool; to play the fool.

intransitive. To play the fool; to become foolish. Obsolete.

intransitive. To play the fool; to make sport, toy, dally, talk or behave sportively.

intransitive. Probably: to prance about, to fool around.

intransitive. To act like a dolt, to play the fool.

intransitive. ? To play the ‘daw’ or fool.

intransitive. To act unwisely or imprudently; esp. to spend one’s time in idle, ineffectual, or irresponsible activity; to fool around. Also trans…

intransitive. To play the fool.

transitive. With it: to act like a baboon; to fool around.

intransitive. Chiefly Scottish. To trifle or play; to lark or mess about (with).

to play the fool: (originally) to behave in a manner typical of a fool (see sense A. 2a) or jester; to act or speak in a mocking way; to jest…

intransitive. To trifle, mess around; to act aimlessly or foolishly.

intransitive. To talk or behave in a confused, muddled manner, esp. as a result of old age; to become senile.

intransitive. To become silly, daft, or faltering; to act stupidly or inanely.

intransitive. To act like a fool; to behave foolishly or frivolously; to fool about or around. Cf. fool, v. 2.

to play (also act) the (giddy) goat and variants: to fool about or behave irresponsibly; to frolic or cavort in a mindless or silly manner; to…

intransitive. To fool around; to ‘neck’; to dawdle, to dally. Also as n., fooling around.

intransitive. colloquial. With about. To act foolishly; to mess around.

intransitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To play mischievous or foolish tricks. Also: to fool or mess about or around; to tinker, tamper, or…

intransitive. To act or talk foolishly; to occupy oneself in an aimless or trivial way. Also with about, around.

intransitive. to ass around (or about): to fool or mess about; to waste time. Cf. to arse around at arse, v. 1b.

slang (originally Australian). to play silly buggers (also beggars, bleeders,etc.): to act in a foolish or contrary manner, esp. in a provocative or…

to arse about. intransitive. Also to arse around. To fool or mess about; to waste time. Cf. to ass around (or about) at ass, v. 2b.

intransitive. colloquial (chiefly North American). to jackass around (or about): to fool about, mess around; to waste time playing around. Cf. to…

(intransitive) to behave in a sentimental or trifling manner.

intransitive. = to fuck around 2a at phrasal verbs 1.

intransitive. Chiefly U.S. To behave in a playful, silly, or joking way; (also) to flirt.

intransitive. U.S. To behave foolishly; to mess about.

intransitive. To express oneself through silent or imitative gestures; (also) to make an absurd spectacle or display of oneself, to go around…

intransitive. British slang. To potter about or around; to act in a silly or annoying manner; to mess about, fool around.

intransitive. Usually with out. To behave like a dork (dork, n. 2); (originally) to behave foolishly, in a clumsy and awkward manner; (later also)…