5
mess around(verb, expression, consider, play, idle)
5
potter(verb, play, abuse, trick, confuse)
5
putter(verb, play, abuse, trick, confuse)
4
monkey
3
monkey around
3
tinker(verb, play, loiter, dawdle)
2
muck about
1
amuse oneself(verb, expression, play, abuse, trick)
1
amuse oneself with
1
be amateur
1
dabble(verb, consider, play, abuse, trick)
1
dally
1
dawdle(verb, play, abuse, trick, confuse)
1
dilly-dally
1
doodle(verb, play, abuse, trick, confuse)
1
fiddle with
1
flirt with
1
fool
1
fool around(verb, expression, play, abuse, trick)
1
fribble
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