prank

About 0.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A practical joke or mischievous trick.

   play a prank

2. noun An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

   She played a cruel prank on him.

3. verb To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone. To make a prank call to (someone).
4. verb To make a prank call to (someone).
5. verb To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.

   Hey man, prank me when you wanna get picked up.

6. verb To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
7. verb To make an ostentatious show.

Similar words

antic joke clowning caper buffoonery frivolity trick harlequinade kidding jest

Often followed by

of on and was that or to in by

Word family

pranked pranking pranks