fool around with

fool around with
   to have a sexual relationship with
   Either sex can do it, with no intention of pairbonding or the like:
    He's looking for a girl to fool around with tonight. (Evans-Pritchard, 1997)
    Only fooled around with him a little. I wasn't Frenching him. (Wambaugh, 1975)

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