Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joke around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
joke around
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

(procrastinate, fool around, behave immaturely): bowdlerization of fuck around

Informal

verb

To kid, prank, joke.

Informal

verb

To say something that is not meant to be taken seriously.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

jokes around (present, singular) joking around (participle, present) joked around (participle, past) joked around (past)

Synonyms

joke fool around kid

Questions

What does joke around mean?
(procrastinate, fool around, behave immaturely): bowdlerization of fuck around

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