frolic

Meaning

Adj

1. Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
2. (obsolete) Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.

Verb

1. To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
2. To cause to be merry.

Noun

1. Gaiety; merriment.
2. A playful antic.
3. (obsolete) A social gathering.

Synonyms

romp

play

sport

gambol

caper

frisk

lark

fun

merriment

joke

🤣

play pranks

skip

revel

skylark

have fun

play with

amusement

entertainment

cavort

jump

rollick

make merry

disport

amuse

be amused

be naughty

carouse

dally

dance

💃

diversion

gaiety

game

laugh

😆

pastime

prance

prank

recreate

recreation

run around

spree

lark about

be playful

jollification

jollify

gallivant

junket

junketing

frivol

conviviality

leap

make fun of

frisky

merry

merrymaking

mischief-making

monkey

🐒

party

🥳

move about

foolery

playfulness

fool around

play up

pleasantry

ploy

play about

ceilidh

privateer

put-on

quip

skip about

fiddle around

flirt

😘

entertain

drollery

grambol

shindig

divertissement

craic

beguile

spring

strewing

be in high spirits

toy

trifle

twiddle

caper about

be mischievous

goof

gladness

high jinks

hop

in high spirits

jape

jest

jinks

jocularity

gay

Hyphenated as

frol‧ic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɒlɪk/

Etymology

Cognate with German: fröhlich

Cognate with Middle English: frow

In summary

From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”).
The first element, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frawaz, is cognate with Middle English frow (“hasty”); the latter element, ultimately from *-līkaz, is cognate with -ly, -like.