English Explanatory Dictionary

horseplay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.
verb
  1. To engage in horseplay.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

horseplay horse-play horseplays horseplaying horseplayed

Etymology

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

Synonyms

horsing around roughhousing horse around roughhouse play fight

Related words

horselike horsiness ponyplay
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