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horseplay

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. 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." […]

  2. 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA