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roughhouse

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rough⋅house

  [n. ruhf-hous; v. ruhf-hous, -houz] noun, plural -hous⋅es  [-hou-ziz] , verb, -housed  [-houst, -houzd] , -hous⋅ing  [-hou-sing, -zing] .
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–noun
1. rough, disorderly playing, esp. indoors.
–verb (used without object)
2. to engage in rough, disorderly play.
–verb (used with object)
3. to handle roughly but with playful intent: to roughhouse the cat.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; rough + house
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rough·house   (rŭf'hous')   
n.  Rowdy, uproarious behavior or play.
v.   also (rŭf'houz') rough·housed, rough·hous·ing, rough·hous·es

v.   intr.
To engage in rowdy, uproarious behavior or play.
v.   tr.
To handle or treat roughly, usually in fun.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
roughhouse

and roughneck
  1. n.
    a mean kid; a boisterous child, usually male. : Jimmy! Stop acting like such a roughhouse.
  2. in.
    to be boisterous. : The boys broke the lamp when they were roughnecking around in the family room.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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