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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

She could imagine the scene—the manly punches to the shoulder, the horseplay.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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