horseplay
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- horse-play (rare)
Etymology edit
A compound of horse + play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or from its attributive sense "strong, big or coarse".
Noun edit
horseplay (uncountable)
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rough or rowdy play
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Verb edit
horseplay (third-person singular simple present horseplays, present participle horseplaying, simple past and past participle horseplayed)
- (intransitive) To engage in horseplay.
- 2004, Kyle Longley, Senator Albert Gore, Sr.: Tennessee Maverick, page 136:
- [S]he arose at seven o'clock and spent the first hour preparing pancakes while Al and Albert horseplayed.