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- - play second fiddle to
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  - play to the gallery
  - play with fire
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Sense: Adjective: humorous

Synonyms:

humorous, funny , joking , jokey (informal), lighthearted, light-hearted, comic, comical, amusing , jocular, not serious, whimsical , jesting, mischievous , ludic (formal)

Sense: Adjective: frisky

Synonyms:

frisky, perky , happy , fun-loving, exuberant, lively , frolicsome, jolly , cheerful , kittenish, high-spirited, in high spirits, ludic

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