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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm..
After a little horseplay and floating around, April said "Look over there, it's our skinny dipper." […]
Near-synonym: play fight
[S]he arose at seven o'clock and spent the first hour preparing pancakes while Al and Albert horseplayed.
Use horse play when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Horse play means Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm..
Common synonyms include horsing around, roughhousing, horse around, roughhouse.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
After a little horseplay and floating around, April said "Look over there, it's our skinny dipper." […]
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