1
dally
1
frolic(pretend, jest, kid)
1
gambol(pretend, jest, kid)
1
kill time(verb, expression, idle, clown)
1
meddle
1
mill around
1
play around(verb, expression, idle, clown)
1
potter
1
tamper
1
waste time(verb, expression, idle, clown, lark)
0
Military slanggold-brick
0
act crazy(expression, joke, jest)
0
act the fool(verb, expression, idiom, idle, joke)
0
ambuscade
0
ambush
0
be silly(joke, jest)
0
bedaub
0
besmear
0
blacken
0
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