horseplay

Meaning

Noun

Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.

Verb

To engage in horseplay.

Synonyms

prank

folly

foolery

fooling around

foolishness

fun

jest

joke

🤣

pandemonium

practical joke

slapstick

stupidity

trick

mischievous trick

humour

banter

buffonery

Translations

chahut

hoyratlık

Unfug

payasada

Rauferei

Schabernack

eşek şakası

Eulenspiegelei

übler Streich

Alberei

chahuter

هجص

jeu brutal

jeux brutaux

Etymology

A compound of horse + play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or from its attributive sense "strong, big or coarse".