noun
- rough or boisterous play or pranks
Usage: informal
Examples
- The teacher told the students to stop their horseplay and get back to work.
- What started as innocent horseplay quickly got out of hand.
- No horseplay is allowed in the swimming pool area.
- The boys were engaged in typical horseplay during recess.
- Their horseplay resulted in a broken lamp.
- The coach warned against horseplay in the locker room.