verb
- Make a fool or dupe of.
- Spend frivolously and unwisely.
- usage: "Fritter away one's inheritance"
- synonyms: fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
- Fool or hoax.
- usage: "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me"
- synonyms: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
- Indulge in horseplay.
- usage: "Enough horsing around-let's get back to work"; "The bored children were fooling about"
- synonyms: horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
adjective
- Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility.
- usage: "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"
- synonyms: casual