| 单词 | horseplay |
| 例句 | The competition could be lethal, yet there was a childlike exuberance to it all, lots of pranks and horseplay. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He found the natural noise and fuss and horseplay of undergraduates horrifying, after his dream. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z You may even plead with them, by heaven! in gentle terms to quit their horseplay—not that they will heed you, rash as they are, facing their day of wrath. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes a lot of kidding went on during these evening sessions; usually people felt noisy, obscene, or full of horseplay. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes there are parties, with awkward dancing and clumsy guffaws and horseplay by the boys, and wet, inexpert, toothy kisses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet once there was work to do, the horseplay stopped. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She could imagine the scene—the manly punches to the shoulder, the horseplay. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z All the talk and horseplay ended within a few seconds of the instant when the first person, that is myself, heard the footsteps returning along the marble stairway and corridors toward us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z 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. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was horseplay, a sort of joke like being shaved when crossing the line. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The gimmick is that these weirdos appeared as characters in Arthur's books, but the literary parody is just a pretext for farcical mugging and unbridled horseplay. 'Murder for Two' offers exhaustingly manic music, comedy 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Like all the horseplay and the swimming women, it is hardly revelatory stuff – it is a dance duo making a dance album, of all things – but it works. The Chemical Brothers 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z Wrenching dialogue, a dance with his wife and some fraught horseplay with his son Biff are heard as if from afar. ‘Salesman is Dead and Gone’ follows Willy Loman to the grave 2013-12-16T19:36:45Z "But I can say," Crews continued, "that one man's horseplay is another man's humiliation." Terry Crews testifies in support of sexual assault survivors — and against toxic masculinity 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Clark's records, with their twitchy edits and triggered samples, sped-up loops, interminable repetitions and general turntable horseplay, are big on this scene. New band of the day ? No 829: DJ Nate 2010-07-20T16:14:00Z Latchford, was perhaps the world’s leading collector of Cambodian antiquities and every corner of his apartment in Bangkok featured a statue of a Khmer deity too valuable to risk to horseplay. With a Gift of Art, a Daughter Honors, if Not Absolves, Her Father 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z "The swanky horseplay, repellent yet fascinating, is brilliantly acted," cheers Henry Hitchings in the Evening Standard, "while Lyndsey Turner's skilful direction means there's never a dull moment." What to say about ... Posh 2010-04-19T10:34:00Z Don't expect musical proficiency, just a blend of horseplay and canny reverence towards the past. New band of the day ? No 1,085: Hanni El Khatib 2011-08-16T16:35:00Z Sophie sometimes tags along with a group of British teenagers, eavesdropping on their naughty banter and observing their horseplay with an eagerness that might make a watchful parent anxious. ‘Aftersun’ Review: A Father and Time 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Their film unfolds with an objective yet impassioned voice, the soldiers' actions, words, loyalty, even their horseplay combining for an unforgettable chronicle of fraternity under fire. Capsule reviews: `Knight and Day' and others 2010-06-24T20:48:00Z The floors at home were so unsteady that when her father’s music was on, she and her siblings had to restrain their horseplay to keep the records from skipping. Jamie Barton, Opera’s Nose-Studded Rock Star, Returns to the Met 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Now, from behind a scrim of trees, just before darkness falls, Franck sees the two men together in the water and watches as horseplay turns to homicide. Movie Review: Death and Desire in ‘Stranger by the Lake’ 2014-01-23T23:17:56Z Unapologetically festive, they are cropping up at cocktail parties and restaurants, leavening a dressy sense of occasion with the horseplay esprit of your old college kegger shirt. Trading Up: Restaurant Shirts Gain Admission 2011-06-15T22:19:18Z "This was just a joke. This was just horseplay. But I can say one man’s horseplay is another man’s humiliation." Rep. Jim Jordan’s “locker room talk” denial: Waving off sex abuse complaints shows limits o... 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z The five vignettes in “Involuntary” observe group dynamics in which minor conflicts and horseplay, sometimes abetted by alcohol, are pushed to the edge of violence. Unearthing Fear and Mistrust 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z Now maybe they're all such good friends that this kind of horseplay and banter is fine, but I'm finding it a bit icky. The Call Centre – TV review 2013-06-05T06:00:14Z But if the spectacles were stomped in the ordinary course of childish horseplay, as is more likely, I’d let them off the hook and grimly eat the cost of the new glasses myself. Social Q?s: Host Without the Most 2012-01-12T21:21:53Z A sign tells guests that “horseplay” is prohibited at what is still called the bathing beach. Mohonk’s Farm-to-Table Rebirth 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z As the odd couple on an absurdist voyage through the frigid Midwest, Martin and Candy give hilarious, yet touching performances that are master classes in artful horseplay. The Best Thanksgiving Movies to Stream 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z And Shakespeare’s song “O Mistress mine, where are you roaming?” is moodily arranged to replace some of the melancholy lyricism that gets lost in the troupe’s relentless horseplay. A high-jinks-filled 'Twelfth Night' at the Wallis 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z In his stage directions, Beckett spent 195 words choreographing some horseplay involving hats. ‘Waiting for Godot’ Review: Old Friends Falling in and Out of Sync 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z He staggers into the hotel suite clutching his crotch in pain – horseplay with his entourage, he explains – then lies on his side on the sofa. Vin Diesel on Guardians of the Galaxy: 'I didn't realise how much I love trees' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor said that he was repeatedly told that this incident "was not abuse," but rather a joke or horseplay. Terry Crews testifies in support of sexual assault survivors — and against toxic masculinity 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Apparently, their exuberant horseplay at family events generally ends in disaster. Review: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates May Not Be Progressive—Is It Still OK to Laugh? 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Customs and Border Protection officer charged in connection with hazing incidents reported at Newark Liberty International Airport is claiming his client was merely engaging in “horseplay.” Newark Airport customs officer named in 'rape table' controversy was engaging in 'horseplay,' lawyer argues 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Video footage of the horseplay, since shared to Facebook, has been viewed over 2,300 times to date. Brothers ride horses through Taco Bell drive-thru 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Not all men would consider luring a 15-year-old into a room, pinning her down and trying to rip off her bathing suit “horseplay.” Perspective | Boys will be boys? Why #AllMen should be offended by the latest Kavanaugh defenders. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z It is too information-heavy at times, but it is also fantastic on the relationships of men – the horseplay and ribbing that keep them sane during the long, cold time at sea. Kursk | Theatre review 2010-03-31T21:20:00Z The play’s first scene, in which the teenage Jason and Ade romp into something beyond horseplay before a big game, is first-rate. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Ghosts,’ ‘Blurred Lines’ and ‘The Pass’ in London 2014-02-04T18:25:15Z And in the days before Father’s Day they chatted with me by e-mail about exactly how “rough” the horseplay should get. Motherlode: In Praise of Roughhousing 2011-06-14T16:30:34Z When a colleague and I ran into Pratt in an elevator at the Toronto International Film Festival a few years ago, he was in a T-shirt, engaging in horseplay with Michael Cera. Jurassic World: Chris Pratt's tricky beast of stardom 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z The desire to please leads to an overindulgence of horseplay. '946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips': All's bouncy on the home front 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z He would pick me up and carry me up the stairs like an infant, apparently expecting me to find this humiliating horseplay as amusing as he pretended it to be. ‘I couldn’t deal with it, it tore me apart’: surviving child sexual abuse 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z An iota more horseplay and the show would deflate: he is wise enough to know that. The Barber of Seville; Emerson Quartet – review 2013-03-03T00:06:19Z But the horseplay doesn’t involve the improved future they wanted. In “Injection” a team of Internet do-gooders get tasked with making the digital space a better place and get it horribly wrong 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z “I’ve been thinking of you all day,” Michael tells her, as the inappropriateness of their affectionate horseplay becomes increasingly obvious. Review: In ‘Princess,’ an Israeli Family in Need of Boundaries 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Wenner’s homosexual drive, first expressed in “ambiguous horseplay” that got him arrested at the age of 12, was not fulfilled in what he considered a full-fledged “romance” until 1967, when he was 21. The Licentious Life and Times of Jann Wenner 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Stephen Tyler Bieneman has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault over the incident last November at McMurdo Station, which his lawyer said was nothing more than “horseplay.” Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z By then, she said her son told her that he and others in the video were already disciplined “for horseplay.” Video shows high school football player being choked, whipped in Los Osos locker room 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z If there’s a silver lining in the House GOP’s performative horseplay, it’s that it has cured the political press of treating the standoff as a symptom of congressional dysfunction. Column: The GOP's suicidal shutdown plan will murder America's safety net 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z His lawyer, Birney Bervar, said in an email to the AP that it was “horseplay” initiated by the woman and the evidence didn’t support “an assault of the nature and degree she described.” Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Police told news outlets at the time that they did not know what led to the stabbing death, but family relatives said the incident occurred during “horseplay.” Mississippi woman stabs boyfriend to death; gets 30 years 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z But we’ll need a good start, So the star learns his part, Or this horseplay could get out of hand. Style Invitational Week 1502: It’s Hi- time for Limerixicon XIX 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Holton told the Southern California News Group that everyone involved in the video, as well as coaches, identified the incident as “horseplay.” Video shows high school football player being choked, whipped in Los Osos locker room 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Spacey's lawyers attempted to have the $31m award thrown out, saying his behaviour amounted to nothing more than "sexual innuendos" and "innocent horseplay" and did not violate MRC's anti-harassment policy. Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $31m to House of Cards producers 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Martha and George’s fictitious baby — one of their private games Martha took upon herself to share with her guests in a night of brutal horseplay — will have to die. Review: An oddly cast Martha and George expose fragility in Edward Albee’s shatterproof play 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z But Jackson claimed Nogueria was merely engaged in “horseplay” and did not intend to set a fire. Man who started fire in homeless encampment gets mental health treatment, no prison time 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Sue says the fall was the result of the careless horseplay of teen boys, who’d been dangling the child. He was the ultimate influencer — born 100 years too soon 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Guns are never to be left unattended or used for "horseplay." Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting warrants suggest violations of industry firearms standards, documents show 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z They are never to be left unattended or used for "horseplay." Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ shooting: Real bullet on movie set ‘completely mental and unprecedented,’ filmmaker says 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Given his good mood and the fact that he and Ellington are clearly enjoying some indoor horseplay, it seems that he is currently asymptomatic. Jason Momoa tests positive for the COVID while filming 'Aquaman 2' 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z He has argued the incident was described to him as "horseplay." Ex-Penn State president gets 2-month jail sentence linked to Jerry Sandusky abuse case 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Spanier has said the abuse of the boy was characterized to him as horseplay. Judge to weigh Penn St. ex-president Spanier’s jail sentence 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Spanier has said the abuse of the boy, who has not been conclusively identified by authorities, was characterized as horseplay. Prosecutors ask judge to order Graham Spanier report to jail 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Spanier, 72, has said the abuse of the boy, who has not been conclusively identified by authorities, was characterized to him as horseplay. Ex-Penn St. president’s Sandusky-related conviction restored 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Be it some good-natured horseplay or a rivalry, the people of Cowboy Action Shooting keep each shoot fresh and fun. Hobble Creek Wranglers target love of firearms and Old West 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z The two friends said they were engaged in horseplay. Metro board creates transit police review board; critics say it’s not enough 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The boys, who were friends, said they were engaged in horseplay. Metro board to vote Tuesday on creation of transit police review panel 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Spanier has said the incident, whose victim has not been conclusively identified, was characterized to him as horseplay. Penn State ex-president argues conviction properly tossed 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Now is not the time for horseplay and youthful disobedience. Editorial Roundup: West Virginia 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z That evening, he spoke to me on the phone and said, 'it was just horseplay, I didn't mean it'. 'I was abused - now I want to give hope to others' 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Authorities said Dobson and his friends consumed “significant quantities of alcohol” at dinner before engaging in horseplay back at the motel outside Lopes’ motel room. Police: Man justified in shooting, wounding motel intruder 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The Seattle Times reports police concluded that the behavior by members of the Bothell High team was horseplay without malicious or criminal intent or sexual motivation. No charges filed in ‘horseplay’ by Bothell football players 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z “If he really thought this was innocent ‘horseplay,’ why did Spanier at first agree to report the matter for possible criminal investigation?” prosecutors argued in a brief. Penn State ex-president argues conviction properly tossed 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Garrett Ware, the police officer handling both investigations, closed that case Sept. 20, declaring that students viewed the activity as “horseplay’’ and that some of the alleged victims had even jokingly reciprocated. ‘Disturbing’ allegations about Bothell High football players, but no criminal charges 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z “He sees paddling as horseplay, shared experience, and connecting,” the school wrote in a summary of the interview. Report: Texts show extent of alleged university hazing 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z An outrider tried to corral Bodexpress at the top of the stretch, but he wasn’t about to let the horseplay come to an end. Horsing around: Riderless colt races to Preakness finish 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z “It was really just people being allowed to blow off some steam, engage in horseplay,” Stern said. Charges dropped for deputies accused of forcing inmates into 'fight club' 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Uncomfortable colleagues couldn’t complain because Babb joined in the horseplay, it alleged. Complaint about banana toy started turmoil at Iowa agency 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Sympathetic accounts contextualize Kavanaugh’s behavior as part of boys’ culture at the elite institutions where he studied and just “rough horseplay.” Teen ‘boys will be boys’: A brief history 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Maybe it happened, but if it did, it was just horseplay. Perspective | The case against Kavanaugh isn’t just about sex. It’s about sexual humiliation. 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z It would appear that Severino, and those who have made similar comments, have no idea—and not much interest in understanding—what being on the other end of this sort of “horseplay” feels like. After the Kavanaugh Allegations, Republicans Offer a Shocking Defense: Sexual Assault Isn’t a Big Deal 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z “I recall a rail on a stairwell that was damaged, and things started to disappear or break from simple horseplay,” Joe Bars said. No-holds Bars when No. 14 Michigan visits No. 12 Notre Dame 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Chamberlain confirmed she brought the banana to the office but said it was never used in horseplay. Complaint about banana toy started turmoil at Iowa agency 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “The high spirits are infectious,” he adds, “at least until the second half when the silliness is allowed to devolve into mere horseplay.” Essential Arts & Culture: Opera gets nuclear, a Boyle Heights exodus, a ballet honors Isadora Duncan 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The high spirits are infectious, at least until the second half when the silliness is allowed to devolve into mere horseplay. Review: 'Midsummer Night's Dream' with a lesbian twist at New Swan Shakespeare in Irvine 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z I struggled against him, and after a fierce, alarming tussle—“rough horseplay”—I wrenched myself free. After the Kavanaugh Allegations, Republicans Offer a Shocking Defense: Sexual Assault Isn’t a Big Deal 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The shelters are required to report any sexual allegation to the police and many reports detail minor incidents and horseplay not uncommon in American schools. Immigrant youth shelters: “If you’re a predator, it’s a gold mine” 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z But he now knows that "one man's horseplay is another man's humiliation." 50 Cent mocks sexual assault victim 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Crews made a complaint to the police about Venit but the prosecution did not file charges; Venit’s defence to the lawsuit is that is was merely drunken horseplay not sexual. Terry Crews: Marvel, toxic masculinity and life after #metoo 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Winters characterized his conduct as horseplay, as did some of the alleged victims and witnesses to the conduct. Investigation finds Clark County deputy abused inmate 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z His attorneys argued that Johnson shot Stutheit in self-defense when they argued after hours of drinking, drug use and horseplay. Jury acquits man of murder in Omaha shooting 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Reveling in hours of chat and horseplay, he raises $8,000 for his foundation with a shirt worn in Scotland’s November loss to New Zealand. 'In a way, I'm lucky': Doddie Weir on MND, rugby and his crusade for a cure 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z He explained that, in the aftermath, he was told "over and over that this was not abuse, that this was just a joke, that this was just horseplay". 50 Cent mocks sexual assault victim 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Brewer and Principal Stuart McPherson treated the assaults as “horseplay” or “accidental touching.” Lawsuit: Oklahoma student’s sexual assault ignored by school 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Valliere said the offenders she treats list two main tactics they use to obscure assaults: They camouflage the act as horseplay or humor, or they act as though nothing happened. She Didn’t Fight Back: 5 (Misguided) Reasons People Doubt Sexual Misconduct Victims 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Parents, he noted, need to look deeper than just the fact that their kid enjoys virtual horseplay. Are video games bad for your kids? Not so much, experts now believe 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Men are also more likely to say that a degree of sexual banter and horseplay at work is pleasurable. Sexual harassment at work 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Scaramucci wore a sling, the result of a recent shoulder injury, which he attributed to horseplay with one of his children on the basketball court. Anthony Scaramucci Announces Mystery Media Venture 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z His attorney, Mark M. Hathaway, described the encounter in court filings as “loud, consensual horseplay” and assailed USC’s investigation because his client couldn't question witnesses and because interviews with them weren't recorded or transcribed. Former USC kicker Matt Boermeester loses bid to return to school 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z As five of them moved around campus, I watched them swing between their past and present selves, between adolescent horseplay and a 60-something’s sense of a long life lived. ‘The Way to Survive It Was to Make A’s’ 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z The petition said the couple “briefly engaged in loud, consensual horseplay and laughing” in an alley near her residence after getting french fries at McDonald’s around midnight on Jan. 21. Former USC kicker Matt Boermeester asks court to reverse expulsion 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The horseplay is not just fun, but fund-raising. Immersive experiences, the future of philanthropy 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Players tend to be more reserved during major championships, the fraternity and horseplay seen during regular practice rounds replaced with a more somber ambience. Bryson DeChambeau is no longer golf's next big thing. But only a fool would bet against him - Golf Digest 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Roser was watching the horseplay when the hammer struck him, he said. Inattention during hammer throw cost track and field volunteer his life, police say 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z “But at the same time you can’t say it was horseplay, but everybody says how serious it was.” Juror: Penn State ex-president’s email was key evidence 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z He seemed timid and even afraid to join in the horseplay. In the broiling heat, boys in Baghdad rush to the Tigris for relief 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Inside the barbershop, however, there is far more horseplay than sectarian acrimony. These barbers found a sanctuary of style in Baghdad after fleeing the Islamic State 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z While at the Pavilion, Napoleon encouraged horseplay, and threw himself into games of blind man’s buff and hide and seek, while also forming a more serious alliance with the amiable William. Thomas Keneally: what really happened during Napoleon's exile 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z “The cause of the collision surrounds a bit of horseplay along the sidewalk involving a game of pushing,” police said. Horseplay between brother and sister leads to boy's death 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Dialling phones all day, working long hours, not distracting myself in horseplay. Social anxiety ruined my life – until I found the one place I felt at home | Simon Wilson-Cortijo 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Other bucket lists may call for a ranch stay and that would be the Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek in Wyoming, where cowboy country mixes with creature comforts and plenty of horseplay. Travel bucket list for 2016 and beyond 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Referring to the "horseplay" in the office, Mr Fox insisted he would never have engaged in such conduct if it was not consensual, "otherwise it would create a bad atmosphere in the studio". Neil Fox trial: DJ made 'saucy, cheeky comments' at work - BBC News 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z This Young Jean Lee Theater Company production, directed by the author herself, contains a fair amount of rowdy horseplay. 'Straight White Men' gently wrestles with the meaning of privilege 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z And parents should tell children to avoid horseplay while waiting for the bus, Gardner said. Expert Offers School Bus Safety Tips 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Whether as horseplay or part of swim training, "dangerous underwater breath-holding behaviors" can lead to otherwise strong, healthy swimmers losing consciousness underwater and drowning, warns a new report from the U.S. Breath-Holding Games Are Killing Swimmers, CDC Warns 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Police turned the case over to prosecutors, saying there wasn’t enough evidence for charges, and a grand jury decided not to indict the sergeant after the woman said it was horseplay. Hawaii Legislature chips away at reforming police forces 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z He said there was often "horseplay" with colleagues, involving "piggybacks, tickling and squeezing". Neil Fox trial: DJ made 'saucy, cheeky comments' at work - BBC News 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z “The ‘wrestling’ was essentially little more than horseplay.” Lawyer for S.F. deputies accused of staging inmate fights denies allegations 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The San Francisco Deputy Sheriff's Association told the San Francisco Chronicle that the allegations were "exaggerated" and the fighting was "little more than horseplay." San Francisco jail guards forced inmates to fight: public defender 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z “If every incident of horseplay must be considered bullying, then the teachers won’t be teaching,” he said. Kentucky judges ponder case of school bullying suicide 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Smith said it's difficult for teachers to determine the difference between bullying and horseplay. Kentucky judges ponder case of school bullying suicide 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z New England’s winter blast is serious business, but there’s been no shortage of horseplay. Snowbound Bostonians jump out windows, scale snow mountains 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Speaking about Mike as a trainer, Watkins said he’s a great mentor, but doesn’t tolerate horseplay in the squared circle. Pro wrestling runs deep in 1 East Texas family 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z In that review, the children told investigators that Mr. Jones would impose physical exercises, like push-ups, as discipline; beat them with a belt; and engage in a particularly rough kind of horseplay. Father of 5 Slain Children Had Been Investigated 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Smith said it’s difficult for teachers to determine the difference between bullying and horseplay. Kentucky judges ponder case of school bullying suicide 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z "If every incident of horseplay must be considered bullying, then the teachers won't be teaching," he said. Kentucky judges ponder case of school bullying suicide 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z In addition, kids should remain seated and face forward, avoid yelling and horseplay in the bus, and never throw anything. Expert Offers School Bus Safety Tips 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The encounter in the shower, he said, was described to him as “horseplay,” which he believes came from Paterno, relating what he heard from McQueary. The Trials of Graham Spanier, Penn State’s Ousted President 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z It was a night of celebration and no little horseplay. Sherwood was gloriously off-message and it created waves at Spurs 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Lessons should not be undermined by "background chatter, inattention and horseplay", he says. Curb classroom disruption - Ofsted 2013-12-11T01:52:29Z The court heard the incident started in "horseplay" between the victims' group and Hussain's group over a baseball cap. Man jailed for 'revenge' hit-and-run 2013-10-31T14:41:45Z When disaster strikes and Clooney is adrift, it’s fair to wonder if his character wishes he’d cooled it a bit on the earlier horseplay. What Gravity Gets Right and Wrong About Space 2013-10-01T21:05:21Z They say they had thought that Sandusky and the boy were engaged in nothing more than horseplay in a university locker room shower. Former Penn State officials to go to trial in alleged coverup of Jerry Sandusky scandal 2013-07-30T21:22:54Z They said they believed Sandusky and the boy were engaged in nothing more than horseplay. Day 2 of hearing on alleged Sandusky cover-up 2013-07-30T13:23:22Z They said they believed that Sandusky and the boy were engaged in nothing more than horseplay. Witness Testifies That Paterno Said Penn State Erred on Sandusky 2013-07-30T00:05:24Z But even the most severe incidents are underreported because families are loath to acknowledge them, dismissing slaps and punches as horseplay and bullying as boys just being boys, he said. Well: When the Bully Is a Sibling 2013-06-17T04:01:11Z They were goofing off the in the water and their horseplay — as it has since they were schoolboys — got a little heated. Super Bowl — John and Jim Harbaugh to Lose Biggest Fan for a Day 2013-01-22T02:00:31Z It was there that he got some game tape snapping but that chance never would have materialized had it not been for some horseplay before a Saturday walk-through one day. Biggs: 10 thoughts after Bears' big win 2012-10-08T14:43:00Z Spanier told ABC that he knew only that Sandusky had been seen engaging in "horseplay" in a campus shower with a boy in 2001 and he took that to mean "throwing water around, snapping towels." Ex-Penn State president goes on offensive 2012-08-23T11:57:12Z Queen – Don't Stop Me NowTeam GB did a viral video of the song so we could've seen some horseplay from the athletes as well as the crowd singing their lungs out. Which songs would you have chosen for the Olympics Closing Ceremony?Which songs would you have chosen for the Olympics closing ceremony? 2012-08-13T15:25:55Z The film contrasts the rigid orderliness of the North Koreans with the constant horseplay among the southerners. Ex-NKorean star recalls 'ping pong diplomacy' 2012-07-12T09:59:11Z Sinatra is joined later by his fellow Rat Packers for some bantering horseplay around a rolling bar cart, a Lone Ranger-and-Tonto bit and several more numbers, including an audience singalong to “New York, New York.” | Long Island: A Review of ‘The Rat Pack Is Back!’ at the Gateway Playhouse 2012-07-07T03:58:56Z Hernandez said she believes the allegations will eventually be dropped against her brother and speculated they might stem from horseplay that got out of hand when someone got hurt. S. Cal. Teacher, Students Arrested for Hazing 2012-06-25T12:00:00Z In a portion of the interview aired Thursday on "Good Morning America," Spanier said he asked if there was more to the 2001 report than "horseplay" and was told no. Ex-Penn State president goes on offensive 2012-08-23T11:57:12Z In addition to these affronts upon the state religion, he insulted the intelligence of the community by horseplay of the wildest description and by childish practical joking. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z At last he finds it, and a sharp blow breaks a concealed bottle, letting out a red fluid—the blood of Lent; the ceremony is diversified by a good deal of horseplay. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z According to the federal survey data, New York City black students accounted for roughly half of all in-school suspensions, which are given for lesser offenses, like cursing or horseplay. SchoolBook: Racial Divide Found in Discipline in City's Schools, Echoing Findings Across U.S. 2012-03-06T21:22:45Z Often this was all that the commonalty saw of an election, and a little horseplay was both expected and allowed. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Little wonder if the starved wretches had had enough of the facetious horseplay of the soldiers. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Give him his natural rein, and duke's son, cook's son—if there are any English cooks left to have sons—will lightly incline his thoughts to horseplay when he wishes to be genuinely amused. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z Sandusky appears to have already laid out his potential defense, saying in an interview with Bob Costas of NBC television last month that he engaged in horseplay but did not abuse anyone. Sandusky could face accusers at preliminary hearing 2011-12-13T05:42:16Z Meanwhile, the boy’s school records show six suspensions, for “taking property, physical altercations, slurs, coercion, threats, horseplay, shoving and pushing,” the judge said. Boy in NYC shopping cart case has record of 6 school suspensions, rocky childhood, judge says 2011-12-08T00:36:02Z By this time the crowd at the lower end had carried their joy and their horseplay elsewhere; and no attempt was made--Vaughan only wished an attempt had been made--to molest Wetherell. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z There was overmuch "horseplay," hard drinking, and profanity; and now and then, as the result of a warm discussion, a tussle with fists and canes. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Sandusky has denied the allegations against him, acknowledging he showered with young boys and hugged them but saying his behavior was nothing more than horseplay. Pa. state pension system records show Paterno in line for six-figure annual benefit 2011-11-16T07:05:00Z "We were, as I recall, possibly, like, snapping a towel, horseplay." Sandusky's lawyer vows "different story" 2011-11-16T01:10:13Z "We were showering and horsing around, and he actually turned all the showers on and was actually sliding across the floor, and we were, as I recall, possibly like snapping a towel - horseplay," he said. Sandusky proclaims innocence in NBC interview 2011-11-15T11:34:19Z "We were showering and horsing around, and he actually turned all the showers on and was actually sliding across the floor, and we were, as I recall, possibly like snapping a towel — horseplay," he said. Jerry Sandusky denies all child sex-abuse charges in NBC interview 2011-11-15T05:42:03Z If there is any horseplay, treat it short and sharp. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z But a large portion of suspensions are for infractions like insubordination and horseplay, raising concerns that children are being subjected to exclusionary punishments for subjective and minor violations. SchoolBook: Reporting on Student Suspensions Is the First Step 2011-11-07T16:20:01Z Even officers were not immune to the horseplay. The Civil War Centennial Handbook 2011-10-15T02:00:27.210Z The joking with Soltké; as I have said, at times degenerated into common horseplay, and this led to the only unpleasantness we had. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z I looked around at the group of family members who encircled the living room, but no one found anything amiss in his actions, perhaps considering the scene of no more consequence than innocent horseplay. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z As there was no one of their acquaintance whom they could suspect of being the ghost, the trick was laid at the door of some unknown dweller along the road with a fondness for horseplay. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z But the sport has begun to move from horseplay, and the occasional rodeo halftime show, to wider, sometimes suburban, audiences and competitors, toward becoming a codified sport with its own gear and championships. Little Lambs, Not the Sheep, Get Early Lessons in the Rodeo Life 2011-07-26T01:23:58Z Evidently considering that he had a safe lead the Major cut out the conversation and the horseplay and settled down to par golf. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Before this there had been some horseplay when we were crossing the Komatie River. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z Those left behind were trying to amuse themselves by games and horseplay. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z "There is some indication that these two men were engaged in some level of friendly horseplay," said Murray. Third fatal Northeast bus accident in less than a month 2011-04-03T21:00:53Z Typically there's hooting, hollering and horseplay, and sometimes they engage in a game similar to tag. Nordic skiing enjoys resurgence in northern Maine 2011-02-08T10:23:09Z It rankled; and it continued to rankle all through the jokes and songs and horseplay of the company behind the footlights that Saturday night. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Paul Johnson, the younger Van Exel's attorney, told The Associated Press that his client told police he shot Eyo, a longtime friend and neighbor, while the two were engaged in "horseplay" with a shotgun. Son of Ex-NBA player Van Exel charged with murder 2010-12-30T23:56:09Z A training video declares that "horseplay" is absolutely prohibited. A floating city springs up to contain gulf oil spill 2010-06-28T04:00:00Z Griffey will also begin to tone down the joking and horseplay. Jokes aside, Ken Griffey Jr. knows he must produce for Mariners 2010-03-23T05:12:00Z The players treated Casey like their little brother, full of affection and horseplay. Casey Kotchman's father Tom is legendary in Angels organization 2010-03-22T00:49:00Z Doc Tremain walked out seriously enough, apparently not at all amused by the horseplay that was taking place. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Their usual horseplay was almost forgotten, and their faces were sober to the point of fear. The Year When Stardust Fell There was none of that good-humoured chaff or horseplay which is supposed to characterise the calling. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance The Carlists were mostly quite young, Basques and Navarrese, whose jokes and horseplay, even after a long day's marching, were boyish and natural. The Firebrand Strong as you think yourself in your cursed rough-and-tumble horseplay, I am soldier enough for you any day. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Such establishments could not continue to exist if rowdiness and horseplay were permitted without protest. The Daughters of a Genius There was none of the kidding and horseplay that would have been normal in such a group. The Year When Stardust Fell The public becomes justly impatient with, and more or less indignant over, the horseplay, or immoralities which students work outside, and sometimes inside, college walls. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College Yeah—but can this sort of horseplay go on until one man has consumed an entire bushel of tomatoes? Asteroid of Fear Shouting, singing, and indulging in horseplay the savages crowded round, watching the process. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley When they crossed the Equator there were the usual ceremonies and horseplay among the sailors, and the boys thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The Blind Lion of the Congo That she, Lesbia Ferrars, who had always been so loyal to the school and had striven to uphold its reputation, should be accused of this piece of vulgar horseplay seemed incredible. Loyal to the School The men were packing up the small tent we'd use in the forests, moving around with a good deal of horseplay and a certain brisk bustle. The Planet Savers He was a farceur, fond of mystifications, of rough practical jokes, of horseplay. Ivory Apes and Peacocks These, though evidently men of authority, seemed little inclined to exert that attribute, and made no attempt to check the rowdiness and horseplay of the younger warriors. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley With the examinations at an end, the Colby Hall cadets were allowed to do very much as they pleased, and on the last night at school there was the usual horseplay and cutting up generally. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields There were a number of roughs among the gold seekers; men whose brutal instincts or whose merely ignorant love of horseplay had now for the first time no check. Gold His many oddities marked him out very distinctly from other people, and often made him a butt for the rude jokes and horseplay of idle loungers on Quay Flat. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts For no particular reason they were gloating over the cutting-off of aristocrats, whilst indulging in rough horseplay at the expense of the friends of the condemned. Orphans of the Storm Noisily, profanely, full of horseplay and ear-burning jests; but never a voice spoke any word that failed in its homage when Dolores was the theme. The Pirate Woman At first Ben, who had taken but little interest in the horseplay just enacted, kept well to the front. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake Here he is away out here, a stranger in a strange land, and simply because he is above the vulgar horseplay so popular around here, you ostracize him. Kid Scanlan David Griffith, let the child alone; he has not been used to your horseplay.' The Fairchild Family There was no poetry in the treatment, nor any sympathy with anything higher than the grossest guzzling, fighting, and horseplay. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History But the steady concert of the snoring sleepers was unbroken by any horseplay. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Now whether Charley was enthused by the applause, or whether the situation reminded 153 him of some festive horseplay of his youth, one cannot tell. Hepsey Burke But you may look on at a Kirchweih from morning till night without seeing either horseplay or drunkenness. Home Life in Germany The bridegroom is fair game all the world over for the Rabelaisian jest and the clown's horseplay. The Dop Doctor Not that they cared—either of them—for the sunlight leapt with a joy that took the sting out of the horseplay and turned the edge of the devilment. Anthony Lyveden A gentleman commoner of Queen's was president of a 'hellfire club,' and brutal horseplay was still practised upon the weaker lads. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. But the spirit of the whole controversy is in fact a spirit of horseplay. A History of Elizabethan Literature They walked quietly, in a tight group, without any antics or horseplay which, in itself, gave the event an air of unreality. Alien Offer No noise and no horseplay or I’ll do something that you won’t forget in a hurry,” and 37 with this admonition he walked out of the room, closing and locking the door after him. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up We changed cars at S—— and got into a queer little local train filled with young village roughs, whose noisy horseplay annoyed me exceedingly. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty There is none of the brutal horseplay of home. Stray Studies from England and Italy There was a little horseplay amongst the lads gathered round the tumblers and tavern doors, but it hardly disturbed the calm peacefulness of the scene. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Rough horseplay and rude practical joking were of the essence of humorous courtliness. The Story of Rouen Of course, there was some horseplay in which even Phil Franklin indulged. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Amongst the Germanic nations, from a very early period, popular amusements consisted in pantomimes, mummery with animal masks, horseplay by clowns, etc. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals I consider this the lowest form of horseplay I know of. Greener Than You Think Where lay the inspiration of this horseplay of Wetter's? The King's Mirror Their arrival was accompanied by much banter and horseplay among themselves, interspersed with questions to the ship’s people, few of which could be answered. Tom Slade on a Transport Many of the cadets were running around indulging 128 in all sorts of horseplay while others were dancing around the bonfires singing the songs they had learned in the school and while at the encampments. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Hence the customs arose which are now prevalent,—the concealment of all marital relations, the public ignoring of each other by the spouses, and the practical jokes and horseplay at weddings by boys and neighbors. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The first time they had enjoyed this irregular horseplay, on the second trip, Logan had made the mistake of saying, "Race you to the air lock!" Tight Squeeze “I’m going to cut out every bit of horseplay until after the examinations are over.” The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine But among much that is mere horseplay, and common to all popular celebrations which have no religious significance to keep in check a natural holiday exuberance, we can discover two distinct traditions. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland Lover can raise a laugh, but his wit is horseplay except for a few happy phrases. Irish Books and Irish People Besides their horseplay, jugglers and histrions had, to please their audience, retorts, funny answers, witticisms, merry tales, which they acted rather than told, for gestures accompanied the delivery. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance There was a good deal of horseplay, and also something in the way of hazing. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets There was a good deal of horseplay, but every one enjoyed himself immensely. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine Their horseplay took the form of a mock coronation. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion They came trooping in with coarse jokes and rough horseplay, bearing with them spoils from Lydia Warner's well-filled storeroom, among them an unopened case of battle-axe brandy. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas There was a little horseplay as the sides were changing over at half-time. A Dog with a Bad Name They tell me you spend most of your time in horseplay. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets When the horseplay had finally come to an end, the young folks walked out on the rocks where they might get a better view of the bay and the ocean beyond. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine In the conduct of the Roman soldiers from first to last the most striking feature is that at every point they turned their work into horseplay and merriment. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion It also tended to substitute horseplay and rowdyism for mere fun—greatly to the detriment of our self-respect and enjoyment. Tom, Dick and Harry In the English universities we have no trace of the "jocund advent" during the medieval period, but it is impossible to doubt that this kind of horseplay existed at Oxford and Cambridge. Life in the Medieval University There was also something of horseplay, although the majority of the cadets were too tired from their journeys to be very active. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets As was to be expected, there was a certain amount of horseplay in camp that evening to which those in charge turned something of a blind eye. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine There was among the revelers a great deal of horseplay of the most licentious character, particularly in the vicinity of the booths if the sharamît. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Wide grins on the faces of the three still against the bar suggested they were ready to back their companion in any form of horseplay he intended to try. Rebel Spurs It was pleasant enough looking horseplay; the sort of intimacy that people have when they've been together for a long time. Highways in Hiding Of course it was horseplay, pure and simple, and yet audiences go into paroxysms of mirth over much the same things. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film Here we have burlesque, of course, and there is even some horseplay in it, but at bottom how deft it is, and how close to life, and how wholly and irresistibly comical! Europe After 8:15 In the practical jokes, the melodrama, the ranting bombast, and Bottom's ambition to play "a tyrant's vein," they recognise a satire on the amateur theatricals of the trades-guilds, the clownish horseplay of the "moralities" so-called. Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess The slowness and dullness indicated a whole summer's programme of this preposterous horseplay. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life The first one had degenerated into a farce, for the spirit of fun had taken untimely grip of the players and a promising exhibition had gone to pieces on a reef of horseplay. Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail or, The Fugitive Professor Flower beds and shrubs suffered a good deal, not so much from wanton destruction, as from the pure boisterousness which came of an unexpected opportunity for horseplay. The Rise of the Democracy The men went wild in all sorts of hideous horseplay, brawls and general debauchery, and among them Ould Michael reigned a king. Michael McGrath, Postmaster The cars were crowded with cadets on leave, and while there was a lot of joking and horseplay, the few civilian passengers were impressed with the gentlemanly bearing of the young spacemen. The Revolt on Venus There is no allegory, no moral; merely satire on the fraudulent and hypocritical practices of pardoners and friars, together with some horseplay to raise a louder laugh. The Growth of English Drama Few of us remember much about it for we were very merry, thanks to the wine, and there was considerable horseplay. South with Scott Cheerfulness is admirable, until it descends to horseplay.' The Parts Men Play These performances were originally intended for instruction, pictorial representations of scenes from the Bible and Church History, but often degenerating into coarse buffoonery and horseplay. Old St. Paul's Cathedral The various guild-choruses are full of humour, the many ridiculous things being saved from lapsing into mere horseplay and nonsense by the endless series of beautiful tunes. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas They have no moral sense, and are fond of practical jokes and other schoolboy horseplay. Science in Arcady Poor mother! how she, Christine, had worried her with her love of horseplay, with her mad turbulent fits. His Masterpiece The miasma of depression seemed blown clean away by the horseplay of the elements. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India A spirit of mischief and horseplay awoke in me. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative This last was said in rude jest—the public horseplay of a man anxious to win his laugh at any cost. The Ramrodders A Novel Cromwell, perhaps, rather despised the stage than condemned it seriously on religious grounds; the while he did not object to indulge in buffoonery and horseplay, even in the gallery of Whitehall. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character It is better to take His horseplay in good part. The Redemption of David Corson With boisterous horseplay, he pushed Carnegie into a deep gutter which ran by the roadside, and from which Carnegie emerged covered with mud and raging with fury. Love Romances of the Aristocracy Perhaps the pain of the world is but the rough horseplay of great powers that mean but jest—and kill us in it: as though one played at 'tick' with an elephant! Prose Fancies (Second Series) There is a deal of deep politeness and nothing of epithet, insult or horseplay where everybody wears a gun. Wolfville Nights Besides that, he is too much given to horseplay in his raillery, and comes to battle like a dictator from the plow. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations There are capers and horseplay; a sudden shift of tone; a false alarm of fugue; suddenly we are back in the first placid verse of the rhythmic motive. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies He seemed to treat the whole proceeding as a bit of horseplay, joking profanely with his captors, boasting of his crimes. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts For its brutal horseplay and uncivil practical joking which passed for wit, Akenside had no tolerance, yet he felt unwilling to go where he would be outshone by inferior men. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 To say the truth, our party of that summer was only too apt to break out into undignified explosions of animal spirits, bordering at times upon horseplay…. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 The Bellaconda "crossed the line," and there was the usual horseplay among the sailors when Father Neptune came aboard to hold court. Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes Then they took to horseplay, as idle soldiers will even in Mars, pelting each other with bits of wood and dead fish, and thereon I breathed again. Gulliver of Mars Things with thin or over-thick bodies and receding chins and foreheads; things haunting places of amusement and finding inordinate entertainment in strange jokes and horseplay. The Shuttle Perhaps it could hardly be said that silence rested on the scene; for with a dozen and a half boys trying to get to sleep there is always more or less horseplay. The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat or, the Secret of Cedar Island Then it sank, receded, only to rise again and include words—a coarse joke, some bit of obscure horseplay he could not distinguish. The Beautiful and Damned There is, as Dryden expresses it, perhaps "too much horseplay in his raillery;" but if his jests are coarse, his arguments are strong. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 It was, most literally, wild horseplay, and by the time it was finished the recruits and the company were weak with fatigue and laughter. Traffics and Discoveries Innocently employed, in a company of she-profligates, listening to Killigrew's ribald jokes—Killigrew, the profanest of them all, who can turn the greatest calamity this city ever suffered to horseplay and jeering. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger Find in the Glossary the meaning of: shirk; prig; resolutely; indifference; inability; horseplay; deems; indignation; bullies. The Elson Readers, Book 5 It produced in him a sense of insecurity and distrust, which the roar of the traffic and horseplay of the crowd were powerless to counteract. The Far Horizon There was humour in him, coarse horseplay often; an honest, hearty, broad laugh frequently, like that of a Norse god. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts The "jigging" refers to the doggerel verse of the earlier drama, and "clownage" to the crude horseplay intended to amuse the crowd. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived Between whiles they worried me as ever with their horseplay; but I had seen the real man behind it, and they might have called me Bismarck, had they chosen, without offence. The Making of an American Its humor is either good horseplay or vulgar farce, and its literary quality nil. Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism Of course, the temptation is strong because the appeal is so easy, but there is a tacit recognition that horseplay and practical jokes are no longer considered as an essential part of a child's education. The Art of the Story-Teller All then retire to their huts, and with chat and song, and peals of uproarious laughter and abundant horseplay, such as throwing minor articles at one another's heads, smoke and drink till 11 P.M. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Well, of course, sir,"' said Mr. Skinner, "if this sort of horseplay is your fun—if it's your notion of business—I have no comment. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Drinking was going on, with its usual accompaniment of boisterous merriment and rough horseplay—the vulgarity of which ever annoys me. The Broad Highway On the contrary, I was plunged into a busy, restless life, full of rough horseplay and of quarrels. My Life — Volume 1 He knew something of the boisterous horseplay of the frontier. The Prodigal Judge No longer was it a question of boxing or of half-jesting horseplay. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story "Neptune" came aboard, with his usual sea-green whiskers made from long rope ends, and with his trident much in evidence; and there was plenty of horseplay which the passengers very much enjoyed. Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Lord Polperro did not resent the tugs at his arm; he took it for genial horseplay, and only shouted louder. The Town Traveller In their horseplay with Moll the romp to find the buck flea in her breeches they will deface the little statue you carried home in the rain for art for art' sake. Ulysses Their diving-stone, poised on its rude supports and rocking under their plunges, and the rough-hewn stones of the sloping breakwater over which they scrambled in their horseplay gleamed with cold wet lustre. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man To insist that nothing good or beautiful shall be carried safe from a play out into the street was the bigotry of English horseplay. Peg Woffington The old coarse and familiar horseplay which she had permitted without thought at their hands, was now distasteful to her. The Foreigner A Tale of Saskatchewan Hunt growled and roared at him, and kidded him; and Larry came back at him with the same kind of verbal horseplay, after the fashion of men. Children of the Whirlwind There was an entire absence of the wonted chaff and uproarious horseplay; instead a grave and almost bored air rested upon the men's faces. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land He was feeling so defeated and miserable by this time that he could no longer look with philosophical complacency on the horseplay of the young fellows in the upper rooms at night. The American Claimant They were in high spirits, and elaborate compliments alternated curiously with gentle horseplay. Where Angels Fear to Tread Nothing but horseplay, however, took place at the meetings. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states The children—two girls and a boy, conscious of their father helplessness and of their mother's absence, began some horseplay with him. Dubliners After an hour's horseplay they trooped back to the cabin and soon had breakfast out of the way. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up Miners and tunnelmen were already forsaking the direct road for a ramble through the woodland trail and its sylvan charms, and occasionally breaking into shouts and horseplay like great boys. From Sand Hill to Pine The whole camp became tidier; a coat was considered de rigueur at "Prossy's mother" evenings; there was less horseplay in the trails, and less shouting. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories It is only a little horseplay, worrying to the prisoner, no doubt; but, after all, he can end the unpleasantness at any moment. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel Bud had been accustomed to loud talk and much horseplay outside among the men on such occasions, and even a fight or two would be accepted as a matter of course. Cow-Country I don't know what he said, but, what with shouting and shoving and such horseplay, he got us out at a back door, while the wretched people went roaring down another passage. Manalive It was bludgeonly done, but only part of a game, a kind of horseplay at which most men of letters of the age were playing. Letters on Literature A few bruises bestowed upon one another, more in clumsy horseplay than real fighting summed up the casualties among them. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales He tried to drag Maskull down on top of him, and a little horseplay went on between the two. A Voyage to Arcturus With them, the time for profanity and for horseplay bluffing and judicious temporizing was past. The Flying U Ranch |
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