un-pranked
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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prank1 (præŋk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a mischievous trick or joke, esp one in which something is done rather than said | |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
| 'prankish1 | |
| —adj | |
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Un-pranked
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| prank2 (præŋk) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to dress or decorate showily or gaudily |
| 2. | (intr) to make an ostentatious display |
| [C16: from Middle Dutch pronken; related to German Prunk splendour, prangen to be in full splendour] | |
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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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