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noun

Definition of roughhousingnext
as in horseplay
wildly playful or mischievous behavior roughhousing was simply part of growing up in a family with four boys

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roughhousing

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verb

present participle of roughhouse
1
as in wrestling

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2
as in clowning

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  1. horseplay
  2. wrestling
  3. roughhouse
  4. tomfoolery
  5. buffoonery
  6. slapstick
Noun
  • On my gondola, however, horseplay is not only encouraged, it is required.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Prosecutors allege Alec Baldwin engaged in ‘horseplay’ and acted recklessly on ‘Rust’ set.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Definition of horseplay
Verb
  • That committee has been meeting since last year, wrestling with an array of controversial questions, and is not expected to issue its recommendations until mid-December.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Scientists are still wrestling with one of the most basic questions in biology, according to Manasvi Lingam, a planetary scientist at the Florida Institute of Technology.
    Joel Achenbach, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of wrestling
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
Definition of roughhouse
Noun
  • This sweet 1978-82 CBS sitcom had plenty of workplace comedic tomfoolery, but none was more shocking and hilarious than the ending of this absurd Thanksgiving story.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But hey, at least her particular brand of right-wing tomfoolery isn’t headed down under.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of tomfoolery
Noun
  • Famously, Tommy Lee Jones could not sanction Jim Carrey’s buffoonery on Batman Forever.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of buffoonery
Noun
  • The technicolor production alone makes Babes in Toyland a treasure to behold, but its oddball slapstick comedy pushes it to a different, weirder level than other versions.
    Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Eating pets, vudu, nastiest country in the western hemisphere, cults, slapstick, gangsters.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of slapstick
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