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   lark

   /lärk/

   noun

   • 1. something done for fun, especially something mischievous or daring; an amusing adventure or escapade: "I only went along for a lark" Similar funamusementamusing timelaughgigglejokeescapadepranktrickgamejapeskylarkpractical jokestuntinformal:leg-pullput-ongagcrackanticshigh jinkshorseplayfooling aroundmischiefdevilryrogueryclowningtomfooleryinformal:shenanigansmonkey tricksmonkey businessdidoesdated:sport
   • ▪ used to suggest that an activity is foolish or a waste of time: "he's serious about this music lark" Similar activityundertakingthing to dohobbypastimetaskinformal:businesscaper

   verb

   • 1. enjoy oneself by behaving in a playful and mischievous way: British "he jumped the fence to go larking the rest of the day"

   Word Origin early 19th century: perhaps from dialect lake ‘play’, from Old Norse leika, but compare with skylark in the same sense, which is recorded earlier.

   Derivatives

   • 1. larkiness noun
   • 2. larky adjective
   • 3. larkish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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