Diversion vs Frolic - What's the difference?
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(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
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The act of diverting.
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Removal of water via a canal.
(transport) A detour, such as during road construction
(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destinationUS FM 55-15 TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE DATA; 9 June 1886 .
(legal) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
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Merry, joyous; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
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* Waller
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
(obsolete, rare) Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.
Gaiety; merriment.
* 1832-1888 , Louisa May Alcott
A playful antic.
* Roscommon
To romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
(archaic) To cause to be merry.
Diversion is a related term of frolic.
As nouns the difference between diversion and frolic
is that diversion is fun, entertainment, levity while frolic is gaiety; merriment.As an adjective frolic is
merry, joyous; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.As a verb frolic is
to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.diversion
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(wikipedia diversion)Noun
(en noun)See also
* hobby * distraction * red herringExternal links
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frolic
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Alternative forms
* frolickAdjective
(en adjective)- Coined by Kodi Masarik, the frolic wind that breathes the spring.
- The gay, the frolic , and the loud.
- Beale, under this frolic menace, took nothing back at all; he was indeed apparently on the point of repeating his extravagence, but Miss Overmore instructed her little charge that she was not to listen to his bad jokes [...].
Noun
(en noun)- the annual jubilee filled the souls of old and young with visions of splendour, frolic and fun.
- He would be at his frolic once again.