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pranky

[ prang-kee ]
/ ˈpræŋ ki /

adjective, prank·i·er, prank·i·est. Informal.

inclined to play pranks.
pertaining to or marked by pranks.

Words nearby pranky

prang, pranidhana, prank, prankish, prankster, pranky, prao, prasad, prase, praseodymium, prat

Origin of pranky

prank1+ -y1
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Examples from the Web for pranky

  • So I make June a sort of pranky, fancy-dress party for my soul.

    The Sick-a-Bed Lady|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

  • So he took over to England for presents a cage full of pranky little squirrels.

    True to His Home|Hezekiah Butterworth