horseplay

English

Alternative forms

horse-play (rare)

Etymology

A compound of horse +‎ play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or from its attributive sense "strong, big or coarse".

Noun

horseplay (uncountable)

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 (fi)
French: chahut (fr) m
German: Unfug (de) m, Herumgealber n
Irish: pleidhcíocht f
Polish: harce m pl, swawola (pl) f
Spanish: pelea (es) f, camorra (es) f
Yoruba: erépá

Verb

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

To engage in horseplay.

Synonyms

Translations

to engage in horseplay

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

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