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Princeton's WordNet

  1. putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck aroundverb

    do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

    "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

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  1. monkey aroundverb

    To act foolishly.

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  1. monkey around

    "Monkey around" is an informal idiomatic expression meaning to behave in a silly or playful manner, often to avoid serious work or responsibility. It can also refer to casually experimenting or tampering with something without any particular goal.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of monkey around in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of monkey around in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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