cat around

present singular third person cats around · participle present catting around · participle past catted around · past catted around

1. intransitiveslanglifestyleTo engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around; to cheat on a sexual partner.

   None of them seemed to know that Nikki had been catting around behind Brandon's back with her roommate's boyfriend (thank God).

   2008, Meg Cabot, Airhead, page 221

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   Mrs S. was convinced that any girl who visited a boy in his bedsitter after 10 p.m. was up to no good. 'If you boys want to cat around, okay, but you're not going to do it under my roof! This is a respectable house!' she was fond of saying whenever she suspected we were trying to put one across her - which was practically all the time.

   1998, Francis Hugh De Souza, No. 3, Templeton Place, page 171

   Before then, I catted around, ever since the urge came to me. I learned blond hair, blue eyes, an innocent look works with women. I had many girls. I stayed out to all hours. Mother never cared.

   2004, Dale Maharidge, Michael Williamson, And their children after them, page 133

   Synonyms: alley cat

2. USintransitiveslangTo wander; to waste time or idle.