roughhouse
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roughhouse
- /ˈɹʌf.haʊs/
- /ˈɹʌf.haʊz/
Where it comes from
From rough + house.
adjective more roughhouse · most roughhouse · rough house · rough-house
- Of behavior, rowdy, boisterous, or fighting. The film presents Gia as a roughhouse girl plopped down in the world of instant fame, sex, money, and drugs.
noun rough house · rough-house
- Rowdy behavior.
verb roughhouses · roughhousing · roughhoused · rough house · rough-house
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To play roughly (with physical roughness).
Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing, until the police drove by.
Similar: horseplay
- To commit physical assault. Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing, until the police drove by.
- To treat (someone or something) roughly or violently. Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing a victim, until the police drove by.
Talk about this word "roughhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roughhouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. roughhouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roughhouse "roughhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roughhouse.Cite this
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title = {roughhouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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