also: たわむれごと
Refers to a playful trick or joke, often harmless and done for amusement.
Everyone burst out laughing at his prank.
It was just a practical joke, so don't be angry.
Alternate reading たわむれごと; less common than ざれごと.
Compound of 戯れ (zare, 'play, joke') + 事 (koto, 'thing, matter'), with rendaku voicing to goto. The alternate reading たわむれごと uses the older reading たわむれ for 戯れ.