pranky
Americanadjective
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inclined to play pranks.
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pertaining to or marked by pranks.
Etymology
Origin of pranky
Example Sentences
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But I would insist that this sequel to a cringey, pranky, 14-year-old classic is undeniably the most 2020 movie of all time.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2020
Donated by the eternally pranky Loser Mike Creveling.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2020
I saw this as a pranky noirish thriller, but Schrader turned it into, well, a Schrader film.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2013
The old man nodded and a queer smile played round the corners of his mouth—the smile of a pranky schoolboy.
From Men of Affairs by Pertwee, Roland
So he took over to England for presents a cage full of pranky little squirrels.
From True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin by Pierce, H. Winthrop
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