horseplay

English

Etymology

A compound of horse +‎ play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing.

Noun

horseplay (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

roughhousing

Translations

rough or rowdy play

Bulgarian: груба шега f (gruba šega), лудория (bg) f (ludorija)
Finnish: hevosenleikki
French: chahut (fr) m

German: Unfug (de) m, Herumgealber n
Spanish: pelea (es) f, camorra (es) f

Verb

horseplay (third-person singular simple present horseplays, present participle horseplaying, simple past and past participle horseplayed)

To engage in horseplay.

Synonyms

Translations

to engage in horseplay

French: chahuter (fr)
German: raufen (de)

Spanish: pelear (es)

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