horseplay
Example Sentences
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He also said the bite was innocent “horseplay.”
From Los Angeles Times
Cartoonish horseplay would have gotten a hardier laugh.
From Los Angeles Times
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
The horseplay this entails, though gamely performed, grows dizzying.
From Los Angeles Times
“It was kids being kids. Nobody was punching anyone. It wasn’t even wrestling. It was horseplay,” the parent said.
From Los Angeles Times
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