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Vinony

horseplay

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. 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." […]”

verb

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

  1. To engage in horseplay.

    “Near-synonym: play fight”

    “[S]he arose at seven o'clock and spent the first hour preparing pancakes while Al and Albert horseplayed.”