verb
- To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: act up, carry on, misbehave. Informal cut up. See good/bad.
horse around
| Thesaurus: horse around |
| Idioms: horse around |
Indulge in frivolous activity or play. For example, The boys were horsing around all afternoon. This term presumably alludes to horseplay, which has meant "rough or boisterous play" since the late 1500s.
[First half of 1900s]
| WordNet: horse around |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
indulge in horseplay
Synonyms: arse around, fool around, fool
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