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to prank

to prank

22 2.9
To play a trick on someone to make people laugh
  • verb
  • /præŋk/
  • Informal
: 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 put on
vsto prank
  • Informal
65 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
58 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 punk
vsto prank
  • Slang
20 8.4

To trick someone as a joke to make them feel foolish

is more about fun and surprise without aiming to humiliate
to play pranks
vsto prank
16 3.1

Do small tricks to surprise or make someone laugh

is the single-word label for those playful practical actions
to play a trick on
vsto prank
11 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
9 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 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
135 4.1
to prank
  • Informal
22 2.9
to tease
228 1.9
to kid
  • Informal
∞ 3.5
to joke
530 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.