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frol⋅ic

  [frol-ik] noun, verb, -icked, -ick⋅ing, adjective
–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.
–adjective
6. merry; full of fun.
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Origin:
1530–40; < D vrolijk joyful (c. G fröhlich), equiv. to vro glad + -lijk -ly

Related forms:
frol⋅ick⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
4. sport, revel.
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frol·ic   (frŏl'ĭk)   
n.  

  1. Gaiety; merriment: fun and frolic.

  2. A gay, carefree time.

  3. A playful antic.

intr.v.   frol·icked, frol·ick·ing, frol·ics

  1. To behave playfully and uninhibitedly; romp.

  2. To engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing.

adj.   Archaic
Merry.

[From Dutch vrolijk, merry, from Middle Dutch vrolijc : vro, happy + -lijc, -like; see līk- in Indo-European roots.]
frol'ick·er n.
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Word Origin & History

frolic 
1538, 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 1583.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Frolic
A Prolog system in Common Lisp.
(ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z).
(1991-11-23)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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