Meaning of prank in English
(Definition of prank from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
prank | American Dictionary
Examples of prank
prank
After a brief interval of pranks and jokes by the atsaras, a shrill call issued from the temple.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The premise of the show involves concealed cameras filming pranks on celebrities, both local and international.
Impetuous and always getting into mischief, such as pulling pranks and cracking jokes.
Googly eyes are used for a variety of arts and crafts projects including pipe cleaner farm animals, silly sock puppets, mischievous pranks, and other creations.
Initially he did not take his studies seriously, and was suspended twice for hazing and pranks against fellow students.
The two often work together making pranks and are addressed as a single unit as opposed to two individual people.
Finn tries to use pranks to coerce him into leaving.
Under this persona, he plays pranks on and makes life difficult for everyone.
He had a reputation for his disproportionate top lip, his bad breath and his pranks.
The show does not rely on pranks, spoof interviews, faked phone calls or laugh tracks.
One day their pranks on each other go too far and the school has to close as a result.
At age five he had been a prodigy troublemaker, playing pranks that were mature beyond his years.
A couple of the pranks provide minor amusement, but overall, this is a weak episode.
The author claimed that the program was meant to be used for pranks, not for illegally breaking into computer systems.
Motl discovers that being fatherless confers on him certain social privileges, and the more ready forgiveness of the adult community for his pranks.
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muziplik, şaka, oyun…
farce [feminine], farce, tour…
いたずら…
poets…
žert…
nummer, practical joke…
gurauan…
เล่ห์กระเท่ห์…
trò chơi khăm…
psikus, psota…
spratt, upptåg, tilltag…
usikan…
der Streich…
skøyerstrek [masculine], påfunn [neuter], skøyerstrek…
витівка, вибрик…
выходка, проделка…