frolic
verb
Pronunciation
FRAH-lik
Definition
1 : to amuse oneself : make merry
2 : to play and run about happily : romp
Did You Know?
Frolic is a playful word with a happy history. It traces back to the Dutch word vroolijk ("merry"), which in turn evolved from a Middle Dutch combination of vro ("happy") and the adjectival suffix -lijc ("-ly"). Vro is related to the Old Frisian and Old High German fro, which also means "happy." (It is also a distant relative of Old English frogga, from which Modern English derived frog.) When frolic first entered English in the early-mid 16th century, it was used as an adjective meaning "merry" or "full of fun." The verb came into use by the end of that century, followed a few decades later by a noun use, as in "an evening of fun and frolic."
Name That Synonym
What 4-letter word beginning with "p" is synonymous with the noun frolic and can also refer to a clever trick to get someone to do something?
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