rollick
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Presumably a blend of roll + frolic; appeared 1811 as rollicking, 1826 as rollick.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑlɪk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒlɪk/
- Hyphenation: rol‧lick
- Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
Verb[edit]
rollick (third-person singular simple present rollicks, present participle rollicking, simple past and past participle rollicked)
- To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.
- (Euphemism for bollock; also spelled rollock) To reprimand.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “rollicking” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
