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prank¹ Definition

prank (praŋk)

noun

a mischievous trick or practical joke

Etymology: Early ModE < ? or akin ? to prank

prank¹ Related Forms

prank·ster noun

prank² Definition

prank (praŋk)

transitive verb

to dress or adorn showily

Etymology: Early ModE, prob. < LowG source, as in Du pronken, to make a show

intransitive verb

to dress up or make a show

prank Synonyms

prank

n.

prank Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pull: I had NO intent on pulling a prank to have an article written by any member!
  • play: Dec: To be honest, we didn't play many pranks at all.
  • go: Natural causes, misadventure, a prank gone wrong or murder?
  • take: So far so good, but they took the prank one step further by arranging a launch and a tasting this morning.
  • humiliate: The couple are not best pleased and plan to elope with their actual loves while Matko plots a humiliating prank for Dadan.

Preposition: on

celebrity: The guy holding it was part of a new Channel 4 show that plays pranks on celebrities.

Adjective modifier

  • mischievous: Young thugs who pulled down stalls at a country market for a " mischievous prank " could face a flogging, magistrates have warned.
  • childish: He is in danger of becoming some childish prank " ).
  • harmless: Synopsis It was meant to be a harmless stag night prank.
  • hilarious: What hilarious prank had been planned at my expense?
  • silly: There are silly pranks - Mars bars being passed along the lines in church, exploding packages, fights.
  • dangerous: But she had to remind the others every now and then in case the boredom made them think up dangerous pranks.

Modifies a noun

  • call: Listen to the best collection of prank calls on the internet right here on our website.
  • phone: Penny The name Shell used when she made prank phone calls to Hollamby.
  • result: Boys ' Internet prank results in Fontana man's sex crime arrest.

Noun used with modifier

  • schoolboy: Hoax - superb fanzine dedicated almost completely to pranks & hoaxes, from schoolboy pranks to the greatest hoaxes of the century.
  • Internet: Boys ' Internet prank results in Fontana man's sex crime arrest.
  • TV: Posted by Melody on June 24 DOES THIS SPELL THE END FOR TV PRANKS?
  • student: He didn't join in with the usual student pranks, instead he chose to spend his time studying and thinking.
  • stag: Synopsis It was meant to be a harmless stag night prank.

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