fool around \fool` a*round"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fooled around}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fooling around}.] 1. To waste time in idle pursuits; to fool[2]. Syn: fool[2]. [PJC] 2. To flirt or philander. --RHUDbr/ [PJC] 3. To be sexually promiscuous; to engage in sexual intercourse with more than one partner; especially, to engage in adultery; as, to fool around with another woman. [PJC]