frolic

[ frol-ik ]
/ ˈfrɒl ɪk /
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noun

merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
a merrymaking or party.
playful behavior or action; prank.

verb (used without object), frol·icked, frol·ick·ing.

to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp: The children were frolicking in the snow.
to have fun; engage in merrymaking; play merry pranks.

adjective

merry; full of fun.

Origin of frolic

1530–40; < Dutch vrolijk joyful (cognate with German fröhlich), equivalent to vro glad + -lijk -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM frolic

frol·ick·er, noun

Words nearby frolic

frogspawn, frogstool, frohman, froideur, froissart, frolic, frolicsome, from, from bad to worse, from first to last, from hand to hand

Words related to frolic

cavort, gambol, play, drollery, romp, gaiety, joke, joviality, merriment, trick, fun, game, escapade, antic, lark, shenanigan, sport, tomfoolery, spree, prank

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British Dictionary definitions for frolic

frolic
/ (ˈfrɒlɪk) /

noun

a light-hearted entertainment or occasion
light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment

verb -ics, -icking or -icked

(intr) to caper about; act or behave playfully

adjective

archaic, or literary full of merriment or fun

Derived forms of frolic

frolicker, noun

Word Origin for frolic

C16: from Dutch vrolijk, from Middle Dutch vro happy, glad; related to Old High German frō happy