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1. (n.) prank
a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
2. (v.t.) prank
to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner.
3. (v.i.) prank
to make an ostentatious show or display.
Etymology: (1540–50; akin to D pronken to show off, strut, pronk show, finery, MLG prank pomp)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
acting like a clown or buffoon
2. (verb) antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
3. (verb) prank
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
"Roses were pranking the lawn"
4. (verb) prank
dress up showily
"He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
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1. (noun) prank
sth that is done as a playful trick
a childish prank
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) prank
full of gambols or tricks
2. (noun) prank
a gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic
3. (verb) prank
to adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink
4. (verb) prank
to make ostentatious show
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Sense: a trick; a practical joke.
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Afrikaans: grappie, foppery |
Arabic: حيلَه مُضْحِكَه |
Bulgarian: шега |
Brazilian: trote |
Czech: žert |
German: der Streich |
Danish: nummer; practical joke |
Greek: φάρσα, σκανταλιά |
Spanish: travesura; broma |
Estonian: vemp |
Farsi: شوخی عملی |
Finnish: kepponen |
French: farce, tour |
Hebrew: תַּעֲלוּל |
Hindi: शरारत, नटखट |
Croatian: obijesnašala, psina |
Hungarian: csíny |
Indonesian: gurauan |
Icelandic: prakkarastrik, hrekkur |
Italian: scherzo |
Japanese: いたずら |
Korean: 농담, 못된 장난 |
Lithuanian: išdaiga, pokštas |
Latvian: draiskulība; nerātnība |
Malay: usikan |
Dutch: poets |
Norwegian: skøyerstrek, puss |
Polish: psota |
Persian: شوخی عملی |
Pashto: يوه عملى ټوكه |
Portuguese: partida |
Romanian: renghi, farsă |
Russian: выходка, проделка |
Slovak: žart |
Slovenian: potegavščina |
Serbian: šala |
Swedish: spratt, upptåg, tilltag |
Thai: เล่ห์กระเท่ห์ |
Turkish: muziplik, eşek şakası |
Taiwanese: 開玩笑,惡作劇,胡鬧 |
Ukrainian: витівка, вибрик |
Urdu: شوخي، مذاق |
Vietnamese: trò chơi khăm |
Chinese: 开玩笑,恶作剧,胡闹 |
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