horseplay

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Fortunately, Wilson and Mandvi are adept enough comics not to fall into that trap even as they avoid the equally damaging peril of too much audience-pandering horseplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Video of the horseplay prompted a good deal of online hilarity, with even the transportation department getting into the snarky act.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

“Peter Pan Goes Wrong,” directed by Adam Meggido, too often belabors the horseplay, making it feel mechanical.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

But we’ll need a good start, So the star learns his part, Or this horseplay could get out of hand.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

Sometimes the people of the village complained about them and their horseplay, said that they were a noisy, inconsiderate group, worse than any bunch of adolescents that had ever lived in Boys' Lodge.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry