prank

[prank]

Pretending to be someone else on the phone or putting a whoopee cushion on someone's chair are two very old types of a prank, or practical joke, played at someone else's expense.

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To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

Noun
acting like a clown or buffoon

Noun
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Verb
dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"

Verb
dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"

v. t.
To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

v. i.
To make ostentatious show.

n.
A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.

a.
Full of gambols or tricks.

Prank

Prank , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pranked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pranking.] [Cf. E. prink, also G. prangen, prunken, to shine, to make a show, Dan. prange, prunke, Sw. prunka, D. pronken.] To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank.

Prank

Prank, v. i. To make ostentatious show.

White houses prank where once were huts.

Prank

Prank, n. A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic. Spenser.

The harpies . . . played their accustomed pranks.

His pranks have been too broad to bear with.

Prank

Prank, a. Full of gambols or tricks. [Obs.]

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

To make ostentatious show.

A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.

Full of gambols or tricks.

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Usage Examples

The main prank that we play with props is for people's birthdays. The special effects people will put a little explosive in the cake so it blows up in their face - that's always fun to play on a guest star, or one of the trainees or someone who's new.

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Other Usage Examples

In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum.