Nearby Words
noun
1.
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
2.
a merrymaking or party.
3.
playful behavior or action; prank.
verb (used without object)
4.
to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp: The children were frolicking in the snow.
5.
to have fun; engage in merrymaking; play merry pranks.
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Frolic
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adjective
6.
merry; full of fun.
Origin:
1530–40; < Dutch vrolijk joyful (cognate with German fröhlich), equivalent to vro glad + -lijk -ly
1530–40; < Dutch vrolijk joyful (cognate with German fröhlich), equivalent to vro glad + -lijk -ly
Related forms
frol·ick·er, noun
Synonyms
4. sport, revel.
4. sport, revel.
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Example Sentences
- Leave them to frolic on their own, bang their gongs as loudly as they want.
- The restless spirits were left behind to frolic in their haunted oasis.
- It is a macabre frolic filled with laughter and ingenious devices.
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Word Origin & History
frolic
1530s, as an adj., from M.Du. vrolyc (adj.) "happy," from vro- "merry, glad," + lyc "like." Cognate of Ger. fröhlich "happy." The verb is first attested 1580s. Related: Frolicked; frolicking.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
Frolic definition
A Prolog system in Common Lisp.
(ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z).
(1991-11-23)
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