rollick

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"That's the sort of religion for me, the kind that can rollick--of course I mean out of church_," she added naďvely Blue and Red sat shyly upon their chairs and listened to this discourse.

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  1. intransitive verb To behave or move in a carefree, frolicsome manner; romp.

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  • It's the distinction between a heated rollick that sometimes approaches the push too hard and a passive-aggressive seething. —  Anchor Rising
  • Mercury Players Theatre and Stage Q. Doors open at 9 p.m. on Saturday, after which the party will rollick until closing time.
  • The piano lulls fleetingly for the entry of her deep, dark voice, before both she and the piano rollick together with pounding drums, then mellow out once again, in a Pixies-esque cabaret kind of way.
  • The fact that his government has now maintained a state of emergency a full two days after the protests were wound down and swept up, and while crowds rivaling the size of the UDD's recent rallies rollick and hurl water playfully in Bangkok's streets in celebration of the Buddhist New Year, is raising new questions about whether Abhisit or army commander General Anupong Paochinda is really calling the shots. —  Asia Times Online
  • Beneath is an upbeat, rumbling track with bouncy melodies and rhythms with Bell and Gardener singing the song with chiming guitar melodies as Colbert's drums pound and rollick through. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. Perhaps from roll + diminutive -ick, equivalent to -ock.
 

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/ˈrɑlɪk/
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