frolic
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Is frolic a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of frolic?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (now rare) Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.Examples: "The frolick wind that breathes the Spring, Zephyr with Aurora playing, As he met her once a Maying There on Beds of Violets blew,"; "For women, born to be controul’d, Stoop to the forward and the bold, Affect the haughty and the proud, The gay, the frollick, and the loud."; "You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise, the impertinent, the grave, the frolic, and the witty; [...]"archaic
2. (obsolete, rare) Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.obsoleterare
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.Examples: "We saw the lambs frolicking in the meadow."; "Fools on parade frolic and fuck about to make her gaze Turn to a scribble on a page by a picture that holds her absence But you're daft to think she'd care"; "“So, so beautiful. I'm gonna do one last roly-poly before we go. [snorting, squealing] At least I had one moment of joy in a life of drudgery. Where will the truffle hunt take us next?” “Nowhere. You're free, Jamebone. I'm releasing you from nose jail.” “Really? I can stay here in this paradise and prance and frolic?” “Just stick to frolicking.” “[emotional] Thank you, Mr. Bender. You're the kindest person I've ever met.” “Really? [crying] That's horrible.”"intransitive
2. (transitive, archaic) To cause to be merry.archaictransitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete, chiefly US) A social gathering.Examples: "He came clattering up to the school door with an invitation to Ichabod to attend a merry-making or “quilting frolic,” to be held that evening at Mynheer Van Tassel’s"USobsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary