prank
1a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
Origin of prank
1Other words for prank
Other definitions for prank (2 of 2)
to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
to make an ostentatious show or display.
Origin of prank
2Other words from prank
- un·pranked, adjective
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How to use prank in a sentence
For centuries, on the first of April people have pranked one another just for the lolz.
There is this unspoken idea that if you participate in it you will be mocked and trolled and pranked.
More Shocking Than Online Suicides Are the Crowds Who Clamor to Watch | Caitlin Dickson | December 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd never was Corsanico more charming, all drenched in sunlight and pranked out with fresh green.
Alone | Norman DouglasShe flung on roguish, feverish, diabolical, seductive in low-cut bodice pranked with flowers.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes | Israel ZangwillWhy have you pranked yourself out, spent an hour I dare say in making yourself pretty to-day?
The Invader | Margaret L. Woods
Ensigns and symbols of unknown meaning, and rich regalia pranked the dull gray faces of the pile with holiday splendors.
The Fair God | Lew WallaceSome meadows in the distance, pranked with ranunculuses, looked like stretches of green water reflecting a starry sky.
After the Divorce | Grazia Deledda
British Dictionary definitions for prank (1 of 2)
/ (præŋk) /
a mischievous trick or joke, esp one in which something is done rather than said
Origin of prank
1Derived forms of prank
- prankish, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for prank (2 of 2)
/ (præŋk) /
(tr) to dress or decorate showily or gaudily
(intr) to make an ostentatious display
Origin of prank
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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