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Synonyms for prank
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buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, pranknoun
acting like a clown or buffoon
Synonyms:
funniness, joke, trick, comedy, caper, drollery, bagatelle, buffoonery, put-on, frippery, antic, fluff, frivolity, harlequinade, frivolousness, japery, clowningantic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onverb
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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pasquinade, put-on, thaumaturgy, gag, john, sendup, deception, legerdemain, magic trick, parody, job, jest, capriole, fraud, whoremaster, clowning, takeoff, caper, mockery, humbug, charade, frivolity, jape, jocularity, play, joke, buffoonery, romp, fraudulence, fast one, dupery, trick, illusion, magic, lampoon, harlequinade, antic, hoax, travesty, whoremonger, laugh, gambol, frolic, burlesque, spoof, conjuring trick, japery, conjurationprankverb
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
"Roses were pranking the lawn"
prankverb
dress up showily
"He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#372 | john | |
#429 | job | |
#473 | action | |
#516 | play | |
#2205 | magic | |
#3313 | comedy | |
#4480 | fraud | |
#6263 | laugh | |
#6675 | joke | |
#7167 | trick | |
#11745 | freak | |
#12429 | gag | |
#13078 | illusion | |
#14981 | kidding | |
#15524 | deception | |
#18520 | parody | |
#18916 | stuffing | |
#22497 | hoax | |
#27783 | spoof | |
#28571 | jest | |
#29414 | prank | |
#29630 | fluff | |
#31534 | giggle | |
#31654 | farce | |
#33962 | takeoff | |
#37211 | romp | |
#40207 | caper | |
#40443 | mockery | |
#44008 | lampoon | |
#45715 | capricious | |
#47210 | burlesque | |
#47257 | charade | |
#50882 | humbug | |
#52681 | hazing | |
#54297 | frolic | |
#56153 | travesty | |
#64564 | escapade | |
#77180 | clowning | |
#79626 | antic | |
#94857 | frivolity | |
#111042 | bagatelle | |
#115961 | conjuration | |
#162714 | legerdemain | |
#169267 | buffoonery | |
#172788 | gambol | |
#201381 | jape | |
#233386 | jocularity | |
#273287 | drollery | |
#314702 | capriole | |
#323539 | fraudulence |
How to use prank in a sentence?
Kyle Plush parents do it how Kyle Plush parents did it in the old days, write it down on an index card and the card is handed to someone somehow sending the person dispatching on that channel, he said. Plush suffocated after he became trapped under the third-row seat that flipped and pinned him while he was trying to reach his tennis equipment. The teenager told 911 operators where he was located, but authorities were not able to find him. A deputy sent to the scene soon after called in to report that he could n’t find anyone trapped in a van, and questioned if the call had been a prank. 911 DISPATCHER WHO ANSWERED CALL FROM BOY CRUSHED BY MINIVAN SEAT COMPLAINED ABOUT JOB DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT Police said Amber Smith, the 911 operator who answered Plush’s second call, failed to relay information to the additional officers who were at the scene. During the call, Plush explained to Smith the call was not a joke. I am trapped inside my gold Honda Odyssey van in the parking lot of the Seven Hills... Send officers immediately, Plush pleaded. I ’m almost dead.
Haven't we learned anything? You must comply with the lawful orders of police officers who are lawfully investigating suspicious incidents and or criminal activity. This is a dangerous prank. It could have led to deadly consequences.
There are two dozen articles – and thousands of comments online – suggesting that this is a prank – and I am responsible for it, and I have to say – that’s disappointing. You play like 50 pranks and all of a sudden people don't trust you anymore.
I get all of my family to put in before I go and do the shop, this year I spent $ 388 online at Morrisons, doing the big shop and making sure I had a variety of things in. ( Caters News Agency) Hayley Garbutt, Hayley Garbutt, charges about $ 45-a-head for a seat at her Christmas dinner table, the Sun reports. Her guests include her three children, their partners and her four grandchildren. She also invites some friends as well. I get all of my family to put in before I go and do the shop, she told the Sun. This year I spent $ 388 online at Morrisons, doing the big shop and making sure I had a variety of things in. But its not that Im being tight - it means I get to spend more in other aspects then too like presents - this year the tree has so many presents stacked around it, that you cant even see it. WOMAN SHARES HUSBANDS ELF ON THE SHELF KITCHEN-WRAPPING PRANK : 2 HOURS LATER AND A DIVORCE ON THE CARDS So, while her family has to pay to eat dinner, Hayley Garbutt makes sure that they get their moneys worth.
I didn't at all mean to be insensitive to people who can't have children, a lot of people I know, their first go to prank on April fools is telling their parents they are pregnant to get a big reaction. But I will apologize anyway and take responsibility and say sorry to people who were offended.
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- مَقْلَبُArabic
- kanadský žert, špás, šprýmCzech
- spilopperDanish
- Schabernack, StreichGerman
- φάρσαGreek
- bubaĵoEsperanto
- jugarreta, travesura, inocentada, bromaSpanish
- temp, vempEstonian
- elkeet, kepponenFinnish
- farce, tourFrench
- prankIrish
- cleasScottish Gaelic
- מְתִיחָהHebrew
- csínytevés, kópéság, huncutságHungarian
- օյինArmenian
- burla, beffa, vigliaccata, scherzo meschinoItalian
- מעשה קונדסHebrew
- いたずら, 悪ふざけJapanese
- ოინიGeorgian
- 弄談, 농담, 장난, 作亂Korean
- LUDUSLatin
- мајтапMacedonian
- streek, grapDutch
- ablegøyerNorwegian Nynorsk
- ablegøyerNorwegian
- travessura, trotePortuguese
- шалость, проказа, шутка, проделка, выходкаRussian
- psine, псине, psȉna, пси̏наSerbo-Croatian
- hyss, streck, busstreck, busSwedish
- กลอุบายThai
- muziplikTurkish
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