Thesaurus results for HORSEPLAY

horseplay

noun

ˈhȯrs-ˌplā

as in joking

wildly playful or mischievous behavior when he saw us spraying each other with the hose instead of washing the car, Dad yelled, "Cut out the horseplay!"

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Recent Examples of horseplay Nearly 2,500 students received referrals for horseplay, and there were more than 1,400 referrals for profanity or vulgarity toward students or staff. —

Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 1 Mar. 2024 Simply the presence of Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan—E Streeters for nearly all of the ensemble’s 50-plus years—is a bedrock tradition, and source of horseplay and looseness that can only come from such lifelong love among friends. —

Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024 The news release didn’t detail the violations but instead offered a wide range of conduct covered by the provisions — including demeaning language, unwelcome touching and potentially injurious horseplay. —

Dan Morse, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 See what celebrities wore to New York Fashion Week, including Beyoncé’s surprise appearance in Brooklyn Out on the menswear runways in Paris in January, the horseplay didn’t stop. —

Leah Dolan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for horseplay

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Noun

This makes the roughhouse ballet a satisfying bridge to the final scene in Roberta’s room, where their vulnerabilities are revealed.

Peter Marks, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
Weighing between eight and 10 pounds, these pooches are not ideal for young kids who tend to roughhouse.

Country Living, Country Living, 1 May 2023