highjinks
Playful rowdy antics
Highjinks is boisterous fun or mischievous pranks, usually harmless: The reunion devolved into drunken highjinks.
The word suggests playful chaos rather than serious misconduct—fraternity highjinks, not criminal activity.
Also spelled high jinks.
Mischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- monkeyshinesFrivolous or mischievous behavior
horseplay · buffoonery · trickery · practical jokes · hoax · gag · jape · jest
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- cavortPlay with lively movement
- skylarkSongbird of open fields
lark · rollick · caper · sport · frisk · roughhousing · romping · frolicking
Lighthearted fun together
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
merrymaking · wassail · revel · spree · bacchanal · jamboree · shindig · hoedown
Noisy, energetic enthusiasm
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- high spiritsLively, cheerful state
- rowdinessNoisy, disorderly behavior
- wildnessUntamed, uncontrolled state
rambunctiousness · spiritedness · ebullience · zest · vivacity · animation · effervescence · energy
shenanigans
Mischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
monkeyshines · horseplay · buffoonery · trickery · practical jokes · hoax · gag · jape · jest · roguery
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
skylark · lark · rollick · caper · sport · frisk · roughhousing · romping · frolicking · horsing around
merriment
Lighthearted fun together
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
partying · merrymaking · wassail · revel · spree · bacchanal · jamboree · shindig · hoedown · whoopee
boisterousness
Noisy, energetic enthusiasm
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- high spiritsLively, cheerful state
- rowdinessNoisy, disorderly behavior
wildness · rambunctiousness · spiritedness · ebullience · zest · vivacity · animation · effervescence · energy · gusto
highjinkssolemnity
Serious, dignified quality
seriousness · gravity · decorum · propriety · formality
highjinkssolemnity
Serious, dignified quality
mourning · gloom · melancholy · dourness · joylessness