sleep around

verb

Synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.

Meanings

verbsleep around (third-person singular simple present sleeps around, present participle sleeping around, simple past and past participle slept around)

present singular third person sleeps around · participle present sleeping around · participle past slept around · past slept around

  1. euphemisticinformalSynonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.

    Sleeping around sleeping around / What will the neighbors say / Sleeping around all over town / What will the neighbors say

    2006, “Sleepin' Around”, in Rather Ripped, performed by Sonic Youth

    Synonyms: fuck around

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.

More synonyms by meaning

verbbe sexually active with more than one partner

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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