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horseplay

[hawrs-pley] / ˈhɔrsˌpleɪ /


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Cartoonish horseplay would have gotten a hardier laugh.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2025

Video of the horseplay prompted a good deal of online hilarity, with even the transportation department getting into the snarky act.

From Seattle Times Mar. 3, 2024

But we’ll need a good start, So the star learns his part, Or this horseplay could get out of hand.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2022

Guns are never to be left unattended or used for "horseplay."

From Fox News Nov. 3, 2021

He found the natural noise and fuss and horseplay of undergraduates horrifying, after his dream.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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