noun
- rough, boisterous play or joking; playful pranks or teasing
Usage: usually uncountable; plural form refers to multiple instances or types
verb
- to engage in rough, boisterous play or joking; to fool around playfully
Usage: third-person singular present tense or plural present tense of 'horseplay'
Examples
- The children's horseplays in the gym got too loud and the teacher had to intervene.
- Stop the horseplays and get back to work!
- He horseplays with his friends every lunch period.
- The team horseplays before practice to loosen up.
- Their constant horseplays disrupted the classroom.
- She horseplays around with her siblings when their parents aren't home.
- The coach warned them that horseplays could lead to injuries.
- They were just horseplays when the accident happened.