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Synonyms of horseplay
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!"
Synonyms for horseplay
Words Related to horseplay
- boisterousness,
- rambunctiousness,
- rowdiness,
- rowdyism,
- rumbustiousness
- [chiefly British]
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The first known use of horseplay was in 1589
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