as in roughhousing
wildly playful or mischievous behavior
their parents simply wouldn't tolerate any roughhouse in the living room
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as in to wrestle
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as in to cut up
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Recent Examples of roughhouse
Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021
Chewy orecchiette roughhouse with big hunks of sausage and broccolini, enrobed in a rich goat cheese fonduta.
—Dominic Armato, azcentral, 16 July 2019
Sandy West, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2023
In another, my son roughhoused with friends and Buddy attacked.
—Michelle Madden, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
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Noun
Phil bitterly watches from a distance while his fellow cowhands roughhouse, bathe together and chase prostitutes at a local saloon.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021
Chewy orecchiette roughhouse with big hunks of sausage and broccolini, enrobed in a rich goat cheese fonduta.
—Dominic Armato, azcentral, 16 July 2019
Verb
Raised on her family’s farm in conservative Nebraska in the 1960s and ’70s, Ashley Swartz took her cues about life from her surroundings: At home, the men worked the farm; elsewhere, boys roughhoused and participated in sports; at church, there was good and there was evil.
—Sandy West, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2023
In another, my son roughhoused with friends and Buddy attacked.
—Michelle Madden, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
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Ask someone who’s ever had to wrestle with a punchy patient (or a patient’s family member) in a hospital room.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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One wishes that the brothers were given more screen time to wrestle with how their respective political leanings challenge and change their relationship.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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President-elect Trump's vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants could eliminate workers from U.S. industries already projected to face shortages and cut up to 6.8% of the national gross domestic profit.April Rubin, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement His star turn started in the first quarter, as Lemon caught a kickoff at the goal line, cut up field and blew the game open.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Homer wasn’t fooling around: those who aid the beggar are rewarded, those who mistreat him—the loutish suitors who have long besieged Penelope—are killed.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
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The conflict laid bare just how little had changed in the country in that time, and how small of a price some men paid for allegations of mistreating women.Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
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While more of a household name in Great Britain, Wakeman’s ethereal-sorcerer persona onstage was matched in his heyday for barroom carousing and insolvency.Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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On my gondola, however, horseplay is not only encouraged, it is required.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
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Prosecutors allege Alec Baldwin engaged in ‘horseplay’ and acted recklessly on ‘Rust’ set.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
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Lake effect snow has already pummeled some parts of Michigan this winter, and more is forecast to fall.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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The sprawling community was pummeled almost daily by Israeli warplanes, with a final surge just before a 60-day truce starting Nov. 27.Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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The line seemingly refers to him clowning Black women on his Flagrant podcast while speaking to Shxtsngigs hosts James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu, who apologized for laughing at his remarks.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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But getting clowned on (and tea-bagged) by your victims?A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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But historically Black colleges and universities have reason to revel, as some have seen record increases.Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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Long after the stadium had cleared out, her fans could still be heard reveling outside on the concourse.Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Roughhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughhouse. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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