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Horseplay

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm. uncountable

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

  2. 2
    rowdy or boisterous play wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To engage in horseplay. intransitive

    "Near-synonym: play fight"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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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