lark
12
5.7
- noun
- /lɑrk/
- Informal
:
travesura
- On a lark, she decided to pick one up.
You know, if that's the way you're looking at it, then it will just be a three-year lark.
- You know, if that's the way you're looking at it, then it will just be a three-year lark.
Examples
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I was doing it as a lark, a challenge to see if I could relate to it.
Academic text (2007) -
This is a lark, isn't it?
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Still, it's a lark and gets us out of town for a day.
Fiction book (1999) -
And this is going to be a real lark.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we're off on a lark.
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"We did it as a lark," Terry Lee Caballero told Lewis.
Academic text (2007) -
We'd come on a lark, and now here was the naked truth of our own mortality staring us in the face.
Fiction book (1991) -
For him, they were great larks, full of girls, gambling fortunes, and wonderful stories.
Fiction book (1999) -
Back in 2003, on a complete lark, Bob Carey decided to photograph himself in a pink tutu.
Blog text (19) -
We decided to go on a lark and take a spontaneous road trip for the weekend.
Synonyms
24
6.8
A fun, daring adventure that is a little wild
10
3.8
A playful time when people run and laugh
7
2.5
Fun you get from playful actions like jokes or pranks
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How Playful
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Etymology
Lark meaning a playful activity comes from the bird's lively, carefree behaviour; people began to call silly, adventurous fun 'a lark' because it felt like the bird's cheerful play.