horseplay
Unfug, Herumgealber
Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harmRough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.
US/hˈɔɹsplˌeɪ/
» Wordplay is not horseplay.
frzzl · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable)Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.
Unfug, Herumgealber
rowdy or boisterous play
Examples
2 sentencesWordplay is not horseplay.
"How did you split your lip?" "My brother and I were horseplaying, and he ended up kicking me in the mouth."
ru«Как ты разбил губу?» – «Мы с братом активно играли, и он случайно ударил меня по зубам». — Ooneykcall
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
rough or rowdy play:
Origin
A compound of horse + play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or froA compound of horse + play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or from its attributive sense "strong, big or coarse".
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Synonyms
2 synonymshorsing aroundroughhousing
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable