rollicking
adjective
[ ˈrɒlɪkɪŋ ]
• exuberantly lively and amusing.
• "this is all good rollicking fun"
Similar:
lively,
boisterous,
exuberant,
frisky,
spirited,
riotous,
noisy,
rip-roaring,
wild,
unrestrained,
uninhibited,
rowdy,
roisterous,
unruly,
rumbustious,
rambunctious,
frolicsome,
robustious,
rollicking
noun
• a severe reprimand.
• "I've had a bit of a rollicking for not riding with more restraint"
Similar:
scolding,
chiding,
reprimand,
rebuke,
reproof,
reproach,
remonstration,
upbraiding,
berating,
castigation,
tirade,
diatribe,
harangue,
lecture,
admonition,
admonishment,
lambasting,
obloquy,
dressing-down,
telling-off,
talking-to,
tongue-lashing,
rocket,
wigging,
Origin:
1930s: euphemistic alteration of bollocking.
rollick
verb
• act or behave in a jovial and exuberant fashion.
• "a satirical novelist who rollicks through the sleaze of the American psyche"
Origin:
early 19th century: probably dialect, perhaps a blend of romp and frolic.
