prank
1a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
Origin of prank
1Other words for prank
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Other definitions for prank (2 of 2)
to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
to make an ostentatious show or display.
Origin of prank
2Other words from prank
- un·pranked, adjective
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How to use prank in a sentence
Nathan for You, which ran for four increasingly artful seasons on Comedy Central, was also hard to explain—it was a prank show, sort of, that satirized reality television and American business ethics.
How to With John Wilson is the year’s best nature documentary | WIRED | November 29, 2020 | Ars TechnicaAubrey Cottle, a security researcher and co-founder of the Anonymous hacker collective, later told The Post he was behind the prank, saying the site’s security is a “joke” and that he “did it for the lulz” — the laughs.
Conservatives grumbling about censorship say they’re flocking to Parler. They told us so on Twitter. | Drew Harwell, Rachel Lerman | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostWhile two officers later admitted to what they called a “prank,” there are still discrepancies about the number of officers involved and the number of dead possums they left at the Burger Barn.
Portland police threw dead possums at her family’s restaurant in 1981. Now she’s running for mayor. | Monica Rodman | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostAround Halloween, Forrest Frankenstein often has to make two calls to order pizza delivery — because on the first try, people assume it’s a prank and hang up on him.
When your last name is Frankenstein and it’s Halloween | Kellie B. Gormly | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostStudies show that entertainment, dance, prank, and fitness videos are the most popular within the platform.
What you must know about TikTok for business | Connie Benton | September 17, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
Another common prank was to spin the cannon in the direction of the major, causing him to leap out of the way.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy mother removed them patiently while Grace cackled, thrilled that her prank had been a success.
Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure | Marlow Stern | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEach series trotted out gags that neither has attempted in years, like the previously mentioned prank phone call.
The Griffins Go to Springfield: ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Family Guy’ Collide | Rich Goldstein | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe phone call was dismissed as a prank, despite the sound of gunfire in the background.
No one is questioning the urge to get up close and personal with Bradley Cooper, but this prank feels both invasive and dumb.
An Analysis of Vitalii Sediuk’s Pranks (He’s the Guy Who Touched Brad Pitt) | Amy Zimmerman | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA cowardly, overgrown boy, terrified at to-morrow's punishment for the prank he has played!
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanWe should have thought at once the prank that madcap would be at!
Dorothy's Travels | Evelyn RaymondThey were the butts of a prank that no doubt had been the source of many guffaws.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunAnd this was natural too, though even the kid prank as he told it came to the same stark and gratuitous horror.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellPerhaps that very prank had saved Stacy's life, or would save it, for Tad had already made up his mind what he was going to do.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge | Frank Gee Patchin
British Dictionary definitions for prank (1 of 2)
/ (præŋk) /
a mischievous trick or joke, esp one in which something is done rather than said
Origin of prank
1Derived forms of prank
- prankish, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for prank (2 of 2)
/ (præŋk) /
(tr) to dress or decorate showily or gaudily
(intr) to make an ostentatious display
Origin of prank
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