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horseplay en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (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." […] 2016 June, Roger Riffelmacher, Rogg's Bar And Grill, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, →OCLC, →ISBN:

Forms

Relateds

horselike · horsiness

Synonyms

roughhousing · horsing around

Translations (15)

bg лудория (rough or rowdy play) · fr jeu de chien (rough or rowdy play) · yo erépá (rough or rowdy play) · es pelea (rough or rowdy play) · ga pleidhcíocht (rough or rowdy play) · cs vylomeniny (rough or rowdy play) · pl swawola (rough or rowdy play) · cs dovádění (rough or rowdy play) · de Herumgealber (rough or rowdy play) · fr chahut (rough or rowdy play) · pl harce (rough or rowdy play) · bg груба шега (rough or rowdy play) · es camorra (rough or rowdy play) · fi hevosenleikki (rough or rowdy play) · de Unfug (rough or rowdy play)

horseplay en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To engage in horseplay.
   • [S]he arose at seven o'clock and spent the first hour preparing pancakes while Al and Albert horseplayed. 2004, Kyle Longley, Senator Albert Gore, Sr.: Tennessee Maverick, page 136:
   • Near-synonym: play fight

Forms

Hypernyms

mess around · fool around · fuck around

Relateds

ponyplay · horseplayer

Synonyms

roughhouse · horse around · play fight

Translations (5)

fr chahuter (to engage in horseplay) · es pelear (to engage in horseplay) · yo ṣerépá (to engage in horseplay) · de raufen (to engage in horseplay) · pl harcować (to engage in horseplay)