Frolic \Frol"ic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frolicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frolicking}.] To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.
Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. --Tennyson.
Frolic \Frol"ic\ (fr[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G. fr["o]lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS. fr[=a]h, cf. Icel. fr[=a]r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.] Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.
The frolic wind that breathes the spring. --Milton.
The gay, the frolic, and the loud. --Waller.
Frolic \Frol"ic\, n. 1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth.
He would be at his frolic once again. --Roscommon.
2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking.
This is not "an undergraduate frolic that got out of hand, it is a violation of the law," said Municipal Court Judge Russell Annich. "I'm not aware of a similar event that has produced as many casualties," he said.
These are the kinds of questions you used to be able to solve while you leaned on the rake in your driveway, talking to your neighbor and watching your leaves burn and your kids frolic.
A calico cat and tiny white dog frolic at Wainscoat's feet, and the pungent aroma of the noontime meal fills the air.
The Norman Lear who created Archie Bunker knows that. For this frolic to work he's going to need writers who know it as well.