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Noun horseplay has 1 sense
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horseplay, n.
Rude, boisterous play. [1913 Webster]
"Too much given to horseplay in his raillery."
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horseplay
badness, banter, buffoonery, clownishness, discourtesy, disorder, disorderliness, disorderly conduct, disruption, disruptiveness, foolery, fooling, frowned-upon behavior, harlequinade, hooliganism, impropriety, misbehavior, misconduct, misdemeanor, misdoing, monkeyshines, naughtiness, nonsanctioned behavior, roughhouse, rowdiness, rowdyism, ruffianism, shenanigans, tomfoolery, vandalism, venial sin, vice, wrongdoingROGET THESAURUS
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Ridicule
N ridicule, derision, sardonic smile, sardonic grin, irrision, scoffing, mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage, quizzing, asteism, squib, satire, skit, quip, quib, grin, parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie, farce, caricature, buffoonery, practical joke, horseplay, scorn, contempt, derisory, derisive, mock, mocking, sarcastic, ironic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic, scurrilous, in ridicule.
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