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romp
Definitions
1. Both a verb and a noun for light-hearted, casual sex activity or sexual intercourse. See copulation for synonyms.2. Obsolete term for a playful person, especially a woman, milder than hoyden; it later derived to refer to a prostitute. See prostitute for synonyms.
QUOTE: Captain Francis Grose. Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811): ' A forward girl, a tomrig. Grey, in his notes to Shakespeare, derives it from arompo, an animal found in South Guinea, that is a man eater.'
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(Noun) frolic
Usage: The romp was all fun and frolic.
(Adjective) Speaking of an animal or person, to play wildly
Usage: The little girl skipped after her puppy out the front door for a romp in the yard.
(Verb) to frolic merrily
Usage: I romped in the field of flowers.
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