Approppriate Grammatical Context of "Frolic"

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

It has come to my attention that many people don't seem to understand that frolic is usable as a verb. I will assure you that it is usable as such, along with adjectives such as frolicsome.

But I figure, social context wise, I could throw it out as a poll question.

What are the appropriate uses for frolic, grammatically or non-grammatically? Graph and discuss.

[Greg Needel]

from dictionary.com

frol·ic Audio pronunciation of "Frolic" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (frlk)
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 lk- in Indo-European Roots.]frolick·er n.

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Frolic

n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, romp, gambol, caper] v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]

[Conor Ryan]

Ok this is off Thesarurs.com, i thought it t'was intresting

The many parts of speech of Frolic

Part of Speech: noun
Definition: amusement
Synonyms: antic, drollery, escapade, fun, gaiety, gambol, game, high jinks, joke, joviality, lark, merriment, monkeyshines, play, prank, revel, romp, shenanigan, skylarking, sport, spree, tomfoolery, trick

Main Entry: frolic
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have fun
Synonyms: caper, carouse, cavort, cut capers, cut loose, fool around, frisk, gambol, hell, lark, let go, let loose, make merry, play, prance, raise hell, revel, riot, rollick, romp, sport, spree



"Genia's behavior at the webhug was quite frolicsome!"-Too true, but you should read it upside down to get the full feeling of Genia's behavior at the webhug


how frolicly is this thread?

[Alex Pelan]

Originally Posted by The Urban Dictionary

to jump around. lose control

Sounds like a verb to me. And if the rest of those can 't be used, they can still amend the dictionary due to popular usage.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

I dont think it should be used.

Ever.

[tiffany34990]

i like just saying frolicking...but nobody really uses the word frolic around me that i know of...all wellz..it's not a bad word though...

i never thought of other uses till now...thanks for making me think (...and yes i mean really thank you)

[Adam Y.]

Originally Posted by tiffany34990

i like just saying frolicking...but nobody really uses the word frolic around me that i know of...all wellz..it's not a bad word though...

i never thought of other uses till now...thanks for making me think (...and yes i mean really thank you)

The discussion reminds me of a brief bout of bordem I experienced. I started looking up words in the dictionary that I saw on television especially on Transformers. I discovered that almost all the names had alluded to something else. Aparently sparkplug is a verb. This is just disturbing. I found this on wikipedia's website.

Since the beginning of time, people have enjoyed playful activity, especially while splashing around in lakes, oceans, and rivers. With the invention of aquaducts, by the Romans, water fountains began to appear in the city core. Whether intended for drinking, or just for architectural aesthetics, such fountains also became places to frolic in.