plisky
noun
a mischievous trick; practical joke; prank.
pliskies
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pluralof plisky.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Sandy had twa-three mair pliskies atween Dundee an' Edinboro, but I hinna time to tell you o' them.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
"What's this noo?" says I. "Nae mair o' yer fitba' pliskies, I howp."
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
"I howp noo, Sandy," I says, says I, "that you'll keep clear o' the eediotikal pliskies you played lest winter."
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
O, Maister Frank! a' your uncle's follies, and a' your cousin's pliskies, were naething to this!
From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
For after years wi’ a pockmantie Frae Zanzibar to Alicante, In mony a fash and sair affliction I gie’t as my sincere conviction— Of a’ their foreign tricks an’ pliskies, I maist abominate their whiskies.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
