screw around

UK, US/skɹuː əˈɹaʊnd/

verb

To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.

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Meanings

verbscrew around (third-person singular simple present screws around, present participle screwing around, simple past and past participle screwed around)

present singular third person screws around · participle present screwing around · participle past screwed around · past screwed around

  1. intransitiveslangTo make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.

    Who do you have to screw around here to get a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit?

    2003, Richard Curtis, Love Actually, spoken by Prime Minister (Hugh Grant)
  2. intransitiveslangTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.
  3. intransitiveslangTo have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around.
  4. slangTo harass and annoy someone.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dick aroundfuck aroundjerk aroundmuck aboutscrew aboutwaste time

Translations

Polish wygłupiać się, obijać się
  • wygłupiać sięto make out or engage in sexual activity
  • obijać sięto waste time
Spanish boludear
  • boludearto waste time
Cite this entry
APA

screw around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20around

MLA

“screw around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screw around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20around.

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