frolic

/ˈfrä-lik/

Dutch vroolijk, from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from vro happy; akin to Old High German frō happy

adjective

  1. full of fun : merry

Contrasting the stern anxiety of his present mood with the frolic spirit of the preceding year …

verb

  1. to amuse oneself : make, merry

  2. to play and run about happily : romp

I didn't choose the school so I could frolic in the quad

noun

  1. a playful or mischievous action

  2. an occasion or scene of fun : party

  3. fun, merriment