Definitions for practical joke
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
prac′tical joke′(n.)
a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
Origin of practical joke:
1840–50
prac′tical jok′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
practical joke(noun)
a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
practical joke(noun)ˌæktɪkˈæləti
a trick or joke that is used on sb to make others laugh
to play a practical joke
Wiktionary
practical joke(Noun)
Something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else.
Translations for practical joke
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
practical joke(adverb)
a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told
He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.
- streek, fopperyAfrikaans

- مزْحَة ثقيلَهArabic

- практична шегаBulgarian

- trotePortuguese (BR)

- kanadský žertCzech

- der SchabernackGerman

- practical jokeDanish

- φάρσαGreek

- broma pesadaSpanish

- vingerpussEstonian

- شوخی انجام دادنیFarsi

- käytännön pilaFinnish

- farceFrench

- מְתִיחָהHebrew

- क्रियात्मक परिहास, दिल्लगीHindi

- šalaCroatian

- durva tréfaHungarian

- gurauanIndonesian

- hrekkur, prakkarastrikIcelandic

- scherzo (di mano)Italian

- いたずらJapanese

- 실제 짓궂은 장난Korean

- išdaigaLithuanian

- izmuļķošana, parupjš joks, izāzēšanaLatvian

- mempermainkan orangMalay

- poetsDutch

- grov spøk; skøyerstrekNorwegian

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- شوخی انجام دادنیPersian

- شوخى كولPashto

- partidaPortuguese

- glumă proastăRomanian

- розыгрышRussian

- kanadský žart(ík)Slovak

- potegavščinaSlovenian

- šalaSerbian

- practical jokeSwedish

- เรื่องที่ใช้แกล้งคนThai

- eşek şakasıTurkish

- 惡作劇Chinese (Trad.)

- розіграшUkrainian

- مزاحيہ نقاليUrdu

- chơi khămVietnamese

- 恶作剧Chinese (Simp.)

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