screw around
verb
screwed around; screwing around; screws around
intransitive verb
1
: to waste time with unproductive activity : dally
2
: to have sexual relations with someone outside of a marriage or steady relationship : be sexually promiscuous
Synonyms
- cheat
- philander
- step out
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Example Sentences
he hired a private detective because he thought his wife was screwing around
Word History
First Known Use
1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1
screws around
verb
as in cheats
to be sexually unfaithful he hired a private detective because he thought his wife was screwing around Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cheats
- philanders
- steps out
- fools around
- womanizes
- plays (around)
- cats (around)
- tomcats (around)
- fornicates
- mates
- sleeps
- copulates
- lies
- lusts
- couples
- makes out