roughhouse/ˈɹʌf.haʊs/EtymologyFrom rough + house.adjOf behavior, rowdy, boisterous, or fighting.“The film presents Gia as a roughhouse girl plopped down in the world of instant fame, sex, money, and drugs.”nounRowdy behavior.verbTo behave rowdily or violently.; To play roughly (with physical roughness).“Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing, until the police drove by.”To behave rowdily or violently.; To commit physical assault.“Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing, until the police drove by.”To treat (someone or something) roughly or violently.“Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing a victim, until the police drove by.”