prank
1a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
Origin of prank
1Other words for prank
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
Now, she says, her coworkers are actively pranking each other and blaming it on the ghost.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion | Nina Strochlic | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDue to serial online pranking which borders on civil disobedience, the wealthy Efram is expelled from multiple schools.
In a New Novel, Apathetic Teenagers Usher in the Apocalypse | Elliot Ackerman | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe wanted to touch base on everything—the jokes, the girls, pranking on each other.
Michael B. Jordan Talks About ‘Chronicle,’ ‘Red Tails,’ and ‘The Wire’ | Maria Elena Fernandez | February 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe would never abuse an animal, unless, as in the Pain-killer incident, his tendency to pranking ran away with him.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineIt is the insult to dear Edgar's memory to have her here pranking herself off.'
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2) | Charlotte M. Yonge
Perhaps it was a solemn farce enacted by pranking existences that throng the shadows lying along the border of another world.
It was on a Wednesday that the pranking army of high-mettled warriors issued forth from the ancient gates of Antiquera.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada | Washington Irving
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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