Horsy

Alternative forms

• horsey

Origin

horse + -y

Full definition of horsy

Adjective

1. Of or relating to horses.
2. Of a person or people, involved in breeding or riding horses.
3. Of a graphic design or typographical treatment which is clunky, unrefined, clumsy.

Noun

1. (childish or endearing) A child's term or name for a horse.
2. A game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours (also spelled horsey).
• 2000, Anique Devoe - I'm ReadyWhen he got in the house, if I'd left him to read his newspaper in quiet, then he'd play horsey with me, riding me around the house on his back; I'd put a pillow on his back for my saddle
• 2003, Bill Phillips - Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased EnergyWhen you get down on the floor and play “horsey”, you are giving yourself a heck of a workout – and it is fun for the kids!
• 2005 Larry L. Meyer - No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer DadThe best barometer of my mounting physical limitations was the game of horsy. In my stallion's prime I could pack three little boys on my back at once and do the length of the hall in no time flat.