horseplay

English

Etymology

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

Noun

horseplay (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• roughhousing

Translations

rough or rowdy play

• Finnish: hevosenleikki (fi)

• French: chahut (fr) m
• German: Rauferei (de) f
• Spanish: pelea (es) f, camorra (es) f

Verb

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

1. To engage in horseplay.

Synonyms

• roughhouse

Translations

to engage in horseplay

• French: chahuter (fr)

• German: raufen (de)
• Spanish: pelear (es)