"rollick" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɹɑlɪk/ [General-American], /ˈɹɒlɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rollick.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rollicks [present, singular, third-person], rollicking [participle, present], rollicked [participle, past], rollicked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒlɪk Etymology: Presumably a blend of roll + frolic; appeared 1811 as rollicking, 1826 as rollick. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=Presumably}} Presumably, {{blend|en|roll|frolic|nocap=1}} blend of roll + frolic, {{m|en|rollicking}} rollicking, {{m|en||rollick}} rollick Head templates: {{en-verb}} rollick (third-person singular simple present rollicks, present participle rollicking, simple past and past participle rollicked)
  1. To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.
    Sense id: en-rollick-en-verb-~lx0Z5EA Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. (Euphemism for bollock; also spelled rollock) To reprimand.
    Sense id: en-rollick-en-verb-MCiGGxPY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rollicker, rollicking

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Alternative forms

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