practical joker
- a word derived from practical joke.
Example Sentences
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Jill Biden, a practical joker, thought he was “super serious” but liked him and offered him the job.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
Chuck tells Erica that he is a practical joker and likes to play pranks.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2022
She described her cousin — whose name was initially misspelled as Antwan by police — as a practical joker who loved sports and helping his younger relatives at play.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2021
There’s this practical joker, you see, and this gal who won’t give him the time of day and this doctor she likes and so on.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
‘Salim,’ I said, ‘if you’re a practical joker, what’s a theoretical joker?’
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
