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plisky

American  
[plis-kee] / ˈplɪs ki /
Or pliskie

noun

plural

pliskies

  1. a mischievous trick; practical joke; prank.

adjective

  1. mischievous; playful.

Etymology

Origin of plisky

First recorded in 1700–10; origin unknown

Example Sentences

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Gin I cud only win at that, maybe I cud play him a plisky.

From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George

Faith! yon was an ill plisky ye played me to brak into my chop an' steal the bonnie leddy.'

From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George

Man, there a' oot to Scaurnose to see the plisky.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. by Various

I nobbut wish he may catch ye i' that plisky.

From The Three Brontës by Sinclair, May

Man, they're a' oot to Scaurnose to see the plisky.

From The Marquis of Lossie by MacDonald, George

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