rompery

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

romp +‎ -ery

Noun[edit]

rompery (uncountable)

  1. Romping; boisterous play.
    • 1944, The New Yorker, volume 20, number 2, page 42:
      In spite of Mr. James' occasional weakness for sobbing notes, the presiding spirit of the establishment is, I should say, one of rompery.
    • 1984, Digital Audio, volume 1, numbers 2-7, page 88:
      The production numbers of La Cage sparkle, while the comedy is a bevy of sight gags, wildly drawn characters, and sexual rompery.
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