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to prank

to prank

16 2.9
To play a trick on someone to make people laugh
  • verb
  • /præŋk/
  • Informal
translation icon : hacer una broma a
  • I'm going to prank my sister by hiding her favorite toy.
  • prank call
  • prank her back
  • get pranked

It's when David tried to prank US with Alex in that mask.

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Examples

Synonyms

to punk
vsto prank
  • Slang
40 8.4

To trick someone as a joke to make them feel foolish

is more about fun and surprise without aiming to humiliate
to put on
vsto prank
  • Informal
19 7.2

To trick someone, often as a joke

is usually lighter and focused on amusing rather than convincing falsehoods
to play tricks
vsto prank
15 3.0

To make someone believe something that is not true as a joke

focuses on fun rather than harm, as a single concise term
to play a trick on
vsto prank
6 2.8

To fool someone as a joke

is used when the act is mainly for light-hearted fun
to play a joke on
vsto prank
  • Informal
5 3.2

To trick someone in a friendly way to make them laugh

is the single-word form used for the same playful trick
to play pranks
vsto prank
4 3.1

Do small tricks to surprise or make someone laugh

is the single-word label for those playful practical actions
to hoax
vsto prank
2 4.5

To trick people into believing something false

is smaller scale and usually harmless personal practical joke

Compounds

classic prank
1 3.1

A traditional funny trick people play to make others laugh, like a whoopee cushion

How Mischievous

hoax
166 4.1
to prank
  • Informal
16 2.9
to tease
245 1.9
to kid
  • Informal
∞ 3.5
to joke
476 1.0

Surface Forms

prank infinitive
pranked past
pranked past participle
pranking present participle
pranks third person singular

Etymology

Prank as a verb, 'to play a trick', comes from the same old idea of making a show or surprising people. So to prank someone is to do a playful act that surprises or amuses them.