Horseplay - English meaning

plural noun

Foolish, outrageous, or amusing behaviour.

Usage examples:

The antics of our political parties

plural noun

Amusing, silly, or strange behavior

Usage examples:

The antics of the clowns amused the children.

noun

Funny, silly, or strange behaviour

Usage examples:

But the rock star, whose stage antics used to include smashing guitars, is older and wiser now., th…

noun

Behaviour that is ridiculous but amusing.

Usage examples:

The film is full of wordplay and buffoonery

noun

The behaviour of a person who does silly things, usually to make other people laugh

Usage examples:

Her performance was sheer buffoonery., his buffoonery was becoming tiresome.

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Usage examples:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Usage examples:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Add capers and olives

verb

Behave in a comical or playful way.

Usage examples:

Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog

noun

A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.

Usage examples:

A circus clown

noun

An unsophisticated country person; a rustic.

Usage examples:

The hob part of hobgoblin was a familiar form of robin or robert and became a standard name for a r…

verb

Trick or deceive (someone); dupe.

Usage examples:

He fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman

noun

A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.

Usage examples:

I felt a bit of a fool

noun

A jester or clown, especially one retained in a royal or noble household.

Usage examples:

In twelfth night, feste plays the role of a humble clown employed by olivia's father playing the li…

noun

A small ground-dwelling songbird with elongated hind claws and a song that is delivered on the wing, typically crested and with brown streaky plumage.

Usage examples:

In addition to communicating through song, larks will raise the crest of feathers in their head dur…

verb

Enjoy oneself by behaving in a playful and mischievous way.

Usage examples:

He's always joking and larking about in the office

noun

A small, brown bird with a pleasant song

Usage examples:

He started hang-gliding years ago as a lark.

noun

A practical joke or mischievous act.

Usage examples:

The tapestry was stolen as part of a drunken student prank

verb

Play a trick or practical joke on (someone).

Usage examples:

The individuals who were pranked thought they were auditioning to be a tv show host

noun

A trick that is intended to be amusing and often to make someone look foolish

Usage examples:

She’s always playing pranks on her little brother.

verb

(especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically.

Usage examples:

The noisy pack of children romped around the gardens

noun

A spell of rough, energetic play.

Usage examples:

A romp in the snow

adjective

Very competitive and failing to pay attention to rules

Usage examples:

Rough-and-tumble politics

plural noun

Secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring.

Usage examples:

The chairman was accused of financial shenanigans

plural noun

Humorous or dishonest tricks

Usage examples:

I don’t know how he puts up with their shenanigans.

verb

Pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay.

Usage examples:

He was skylarking with a friend when he fell into a pile of boxes

noun

A common eurasian and north african lark of farmland and open country, noted for its prolonged song given in hovering flight.

Usage examples:

A typical farming village in this region attracts tree sparrows, black redstarts, gray partridge, s…

noun

Foolish or silly behaviour.

Usage examples:

The tomfoolery of mps at question time

noun

Foolish, often playful, behavior