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pranking

  • present participle of prank.

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He and his best pal Chris Stark, who joined Radio 1 in 2012, were known for their real life, on-air bromance and for pranking each other.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

This further fouls up Didi’s holiday, though Cliff’s pranking of Conway may mark the moment when she falls in love.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

“My friend sent me a video, and at first I thought she was pranking me,” the 20-year-old from Nashville told Slate—and not just because the concept of an “A.I. actress” is already baffling enough.

From Slate Oct. 2, 2025

The then 25-year-old actor was pranking a 15-year-old Hilary Duff.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2023

Around the nursery, with the oblivious young bonobos pranking one another.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer