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Horseplay — Horse play , n. Rude, boisterous play. [1913 Webster] Too much given to horseplay in his raillery. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horseplay — (n.) rough, excessive play, 1580s, from HORSE (Cf. horse) (n.) with its associations of strong, coarse + PLAY (Cf. play) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
horseplay — [n] rough play antics, buffoonery, capers, clowning, fooling around, fun and games, hijinks, misbehavior, pranks, roughhousing, rowdiness, shenanigans, tomfoolery; concept 386 … New thesaurus
horseplay — ► NOUN ▪ rough, boisterous play … English terms dictionary
horseplay — [hôrs′plā΄] n. rough, boisterous fun … English World dictionary
horseplay — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)spleɪ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Horseplay is rough play in which people push and hit each other, or behave in a silly way. [OLD FASHIONED] ...the childish splashing and horseplay Mark indulged in … English dictionary
horseplay — {n.} Rough, practical joking. * /The newlyweds couldn t get a wink of sleep all night because there was a lot of yelling and screaming outside of their window the usual horseplay./ … Dictionary of American idioms
horseplay — {n.} Rough, practical joking. * /The newlyweds couldn t get a wink of sleep all night because there was a lot of yelling and screaming outside of their window the usual horseplay./ … Dictionary of American idioms
horseplay — 1. noun Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm. Syn: roughhousing 2. verb To engage in horseplay … Wiktionary
horseplay — noun Rough, practical joking. The newlyweds couldn t get a wink of sleep all night because there was a lot of yelling and screaming outside of their window the usual horseplay … Словарь американских идиом
horseplay — just having fun, fooling around Don t worry. The boys aren t fighting. It s just horseplay … English idioms
