ˌmonkey a ˈround ˌmonkey a ˈbout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they monkey around he/she/it monkeys around present participle monkeying around past tense monkeyed around past participle monkeyed around] informal phrasal verb
to behave in a silly way
Thesaurus: to behave in a silly waysynonym
Main entry: monkey
Useful english dictionary. 2012.