pranknoun [ C ]
uk/præŋk/us/præŋk/a trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage:
When I was at school we were always playing pranks on our teachers.
I've had enough of your childish pranks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
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prankverb [ I or T ]
uk/præŋk/us/præŋk/to play a trick on someone that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage:
He finally realized he'd been pranked.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
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pranking
noun [ U ] uk/ˈpræŋ.kɪŋ/us/ˈpræŋ.kɪŋ/
It was just harmless pranking.