larky

larky
Ⅰ.
lark [1] ► NOUN ▪ a songbird with brown streaky plumage and a song that is delivered on the wing.
● be up with the lark — Cf. ↑be up with the lark
ORIGIN Old English.
Ⅱ.
lark [2] informal ► NOUN 1) an amusing adventure or escapade. 2) Brit. an activity regarded as foolish or a waste of time: he's serious about this music lark.
► VERB ▪ behave in a playful and mischievous way.
DERIVATIVES larky adjective.
ORIGIN perhaps from dialect lake «play», but compare with SKYLARK(Cf. ↑skylark) in the same sense, which is recorded earlier.

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