horseplay

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Definition of horseplay

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

“After a little horseplay and floating around, April said "Look over there, it's our skinny dipper." […]”

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noun

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

“After a little horseplay and floating around, April said "Look over there, it's our skinny dipper." […]”

verb

(intransitive)To engage in horseplay.

“Near-synonym: play fight”
“[S]he arose at seven o'clock and spent the first hour preparing pancakes while Al and Albert horseplayed.”

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A compound of horse + play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or from its attributive sense "strong, big or coarse".

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