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leg around

C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To have sex with lots of different people.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

(British vulgar slang) To have many casual sexual partners.

"He had a reputation for legging around town in his twenties."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Crude and informal British slang. Rarely used in formal or written contexts. Strongly associated with working-class British speech and can be considered offensive or vulgar. Learners should be aware of it for comprehension purposes but avoid using it.

Commonly used with

reputation town everyone

Forms

Base
leg around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
legs around
he/she/it
Past simple
leged around
yesterday
Past participle
leged around
have + pp
-ing form
leging around
continuous

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Synonyms

sleep around fool around play the field have many affairs

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