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Frolic as a noun?



 
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Frolic as a noun? Tue Mar 18, 2008 23:28 pm  Frolic as a noun?
 

Hi,

I've just come across the following phrase and wonder if 'frolic' can be used a noun:

I was all keyed up for good fun and frolics.

Thanks,
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Frolic as a noun? Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:29 am  Frolic as a noun?
 

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Yep. noun: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement (Example: "Their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly").
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Frolic as a noun? Thu Mar 20, 2008 15:34 pm  Frolic as a noun?
 

I always come across fun and frolic and I wonder if frolics is as common. I also wonder if saying frolics is the same as saying funs, which I assume is not common.

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Frolic as a noun? Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:49 am  Frolic as a noun?
 

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For our reference (from Cambridge Dict):

frolic [C or U] OLD-FASHIONED-- happy and playful behaviour.
'a harmless frolic'; 'It was all fun and frolics until it began to pour down with rain'.

frolics (plural noun) happy and playful behaviour
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While frolic is either countable or uncountable, fun remains only a non-count noun, so (X) funs is not good English.
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Frolic as a noun? Fri Mar 21, 2008 16:04 pm  Frolic as a noun?
 

No funs. Will remember that. Thank you Mister Micawber.
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