Roughhousing
/ˈrʌfˌhaʊzɪŋ/
Informal term for playful fighting or rough play, especially among children.
Examples
- After school, the group of friends enjoyed some light roughhousing before dinner.
- The park was full of children roughhousing on the swings and slides.
- Roughhousing in the backyard kept the kids entertained for hours.
- The brothers roughhoused until their mother called them inside.
- Teachers sometimes discourage roughhousing in the classroom to maintain order.
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