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rollick¹

  • /ˈɹɑlɪk/ US
  • /ˈɹɒlɪk/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒlɪk

Where it comes from

Presumably a blend of roll + frolic; appeared 1811 as rollicking, 1826 as rollick.

verb rollicks · rollicking · rollicked

  1. To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp. But the third Emir, now seeing himself all alone on the quarter-deck, seems to feel relieved from some curious restraint; for, tipping all sorts of knowing winks in all sorts of directions, and kicking off his shoes, he strikes into a sharp but noiseless squall of a hornpipe right over the Grand Tur

rollick²

  • /ˈɹɑlɪk/ US
  • /ˈɹɒlɪk/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒlɪk

Where it comes from

From bollock.

verb rollicks · rollicking · rollicked · rollock

  1. euphemistic, transitive To reprimand.

rollick³

  • /ˈɹɑlɪk/ US
  • /ˈɹɒlɪk/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒlɪk

noun rollicks

  1. alternative Alternative form of rowlock

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"rollick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rollick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rollick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rollick

Chicago

"rollick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rollick.

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@misc{rollick_2026,
  title = {rollick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rollick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}