mischief
a minor trouble or disturbance
TRANSLATION
mischief = Unfug mischievous (Adj.) = spitzbübisch, auf Unfug aus Mischief Night = Walpurgisnacht, Freinacht --- GOOGLE INDEX mischief: approximately 39,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Her true star quality lies in her sense of MISCHIEF, which I first noticed when she was a teenager appearing with the National Youth Music Theatre.
(The Guardian Unlimited)
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When children are doing nothing, they are doing MISCHIEF.
- Henry Fielding
(The Guardian Unlimited)
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When children are doing nothing, they are doing MISCHIEF.
- Henry Fielding
Did you
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mischief
noun
- behaviour, especially a child's, which is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage
adj. - mischievous
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Mischief Night
In North America and the British Isles, Mischief Night is a prankster's holiday celebrated on 30 October, the day before Halloween. According to legend, the mischief that occurs on Mischief Night is the fault of fairies or spirits, rather than the people who actually carry it out.
Typical pranks involve mild vandalism and stunts like removing the gates from the fields or placing an outhouse on the courthouse lawn. In some regions, Mischief Night has turned into an occasion for serious acts of vandalism.
The origins of Mischief Night are rather unclear. It goes by other names such as Gate Night, Mizzy Night and Devil's Night. It is sometimes held on nights other than 30 October. In England, people may reserve pranks and mischief for the eve of Guy Fawkes Day, which falls on 5 November. The holiday may have simply evolved as a way to allow people to work off excess steam or it may be the remnant of an older pagan holiday.
(adapted from Wisegeek.com)
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SYNONYMS
high jinx, misbehaviour, misconduct, monkey business, prank, shenanigans
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"My friends and I got into a lot of mischief at college, but we managed to graduate anyway."
noun
- behaviour, especially a child's, which is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage
adj. - mischievous
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Mischief Night
In North America and the British Isles, Mischief Night is a prankster's holiday celebrated on 30 October, the day before Halloween. According to legend, the mischief that occurs on Mischief Night is the fault of fairies or spirits, rather than the people who actually carry it out.
Typical pranks involve mild vandalism and stunts like removing the gates from the fields or placing an outhouse on the courthouse lawn. In some regions, Mischief Night has turned into an occasion for serious acts of vandalism.
The origins of Mischief Night are rather unclear. It goes by other names such as Gate Night, Mizzy Night and Devil's Night. It is sometimes held on nights other than 30 October. In England, people may reserve pranks and mischief for the eve of Guy Fawkes Day, which falls on 5 November. The holiday may have simply evolved as a way to allow people to work off excess steam or it may be the remnant of an older pagan holiday.
(adapted from Wisegeek.com)
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SYNONYMS
high jinx, misbehaviour, misconduct, monkey business, prank, shenanigans
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"My friends and I got into a lot of mischief at college, but we managed to graduate anyway."
