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

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

1. To engage in horseplay.

Synonyms

• play fight
• roughhouse

Translations

to engage in horseplay

• French: chahuter (fr)
• German: raufen (de)
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• Spanish: pelear (es)