5
mess around(verb, expression, play, alter, idle)
5
putter
4
fart
4
monkey
4
potter
3
idle(verb, clown)
3
monkey around(verb, expression, interfere, fiddle, meddle)
3
tinker
2
fool around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, alter, idle)
2
loiter
2
mess about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, idle, clown)
2
muck around
1
dawdle(verb, idle, clown)
1
doodle
1
fiddle with
1
fix
1
fool about(verb, expression, play, idle, clown)
1
frig around
1
kill time(verb, expression, idle, clown)
1
linger
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