HORSEPLAY

horseplay

(noun) rowdy or boisterous play

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

horseplay (uncountable)

Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.

Synonyms

• roughhousing

Verb

horseplay (third-person singular simple present horseplays, present participle horseplaying, simple past and past participle horseplayed)

To engage in horseplay.

Synonyms

• play fight

• roughhouse

Source: Wiktionary


Horse"play`, n.

Definition: Rude, boisterous play. Too much given to horseplay in his raillery. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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