good around

Fool or play around, engage in horseplay, as in The boys were goofing around in the schoolyard. [Slang; 1920s]

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gooby, gooch, good, good afternoon, good and, good around, good as done, as, good as gold, as, good as one's word, as, good as, as, good behavior

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