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noun
a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
Origin:
1520–30; origin uncertain
1520–30; origin uncertain
Synonyms
caper, escapade, antic, shenanigan.
caper, escapade, antic, shenanigan.
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Prank
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Example Sentences
- What started out as a prank soon took on a life of its own.
- The students have a longstanding tradition of playing a prank on the dean at the annual commencement exercise.
- There's the rub, for one man's brilliant prank is another's mindless stunt.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make an ostentatious show or display.
Origin:
1540–50; akin to Dutch pronken to show off, strut, pronk show, finery, Middle Low German prank pomp
1540–50; akin to Dutch pronken to show off, strut, pronk show, finery, Middle Low German prank pomp
Related forms
un·pranked, adjective
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Word Origin & History
prank
"a trick," 1529, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to obsolete prank "decorate, dress up," from M.L.G. prank "display" (cf. also Du. pronken, Ger. prunken "to make a show, to strut"). Prankster is Amer.Eng., attested from 1927.
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