horsy

English

Alternative forms

• horsey

Etymology

horse +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɹsi/

Adjective

horsy ‎(comparative horsier, superlative horsiest)

1. Of or relating to horses.
2. Of a person or people, involved in breeding or riding horses.
3. Of a graphic design or typographical treatment which is clunky, unrefined, clumsy.

Translations

of or relating to horses

• French: chevalin (fr)
• German: pferdisch, Pferd- (de)
• Polish: koński (pl)

• Russian: лошади́ный (ru) ‎(lošadínyj), ко́нский (ru) ‎(kónskij)
• Yiddish: פֿערדיש ‎(ferdish)

Noun

horsy ‎(plural horsies)

1. (childish or affectionate) A child's term or name for a horse.
2. A game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours (also spelled horsey).
   • 2000, Anique Devoe - I'm Ready

     When he got in the house, if I'd left him to read his newspaper in quiet, then he'd play horsey with me, riding me around the house on his back; I'd put a pillow on his back for my saddle

   • 2003, Bill Phillips - Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy

     When you get down on the floor and play “horsey”, you are giving yourself a heck of a workout – and it is fun for the kids!

   • 2005 Larry L. Meyer - No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer Dad

     The best barometer of my mounting physical limitations was the game of horsy. In my stallion's prime I could pack three little boys on my back at once and do the length of the hall in no time flat.

Translations

a child's term or name for a horse

• German: Pferdchen (de) n
• Russian: лоша́дка (ru) f ‎(lošádka), конёк (ru) m ‎(konjók)

• Spanish: caballito m
• Ukrainian: коник m ‎(kónyk)