prank
a practical joke
TRANSLATION
prank = der Streich, der Scherz --- GOOGLE INDEX prank: approximately 22,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Police Believe PRANK Call Led To Daylong Lockdown At Yale University
(The Hartford Courant newspaper, article headline)
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"A nurse said, 'The president's been shot, come to the trauma room' - and we thought it was a PRANK."
(neurosurgeon Robert Gossman who treated John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas)
(The Hartford Courant newspaper, article headline)
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"A nurse said, 'The president's been shot, come to the trauma room' - and we thought it was a PRANK."
(neurosurgeon Robert Gossman who treated John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas)
Did you
know?
prank
noun
- a trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage
verb
- to play a trick on someone that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage
(Cambridge Dictionaries)
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Prank is a 16th century word of uncertain origin. It may be related to the obsolete verb prank, meaning to decorate or dress up. It may also be related to the Low German "prank" (display) and High German "prunken" (to make a show, strut).
A prank, also known as a practical joke, is a mischievous trick or joke played on someone, typically causing them embarrassment, confusion or discomfort. Pranks are generally meant to be harmless, such as the silly whoopee cushions that simulate vulgar bodily noises when they are sat on.
Kids love to play pranks. I well remember leaving an anonymous note for our teacher: "Dear Miss Buchan, Please call back Mr G. Raff and ask to speak to Mrs L.E. Phant." The telephone number to call back was of course, that of the London Zoo.
A person who plays a prank is called a prankster.
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SYNONYMS
gag, joke, antic, spoof, trick, practical joke, ruse, hoax
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"My colleagues played a prank on me on my 50th birthday."
noun
- a trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage
verb
- to play a trick on someone that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage
(Cambridge Dictionaries)
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Prank is a 16th century word of uncertain origin. It may be related to the obsolete verb prank, meaning to decorate or dress up. It may also be related to the Low German "prank" (display) and High German "prunken" (to make a show, strut).
A prank, also known as a practical joke, is a mischievous trick or joke played on someone, typically causing them embarrassment, confusion or discomfort. Pranks are generally meant to be harmless, such as the silly whoopee cushions that simulate vulgar bodily noises when they are sat on.
Kids love to play pranks. I well remember leaving an anonymous note for our teacher: "Dear Miss Buchan, Please call back Mr G. Raff and ask to speak to Mrs L.E. Phant." The telephone number to call back was of course, that of the London Zoo.
A person who plays a prank is called a prankster.
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SYNONYMS
gag, joke, antic, spoof, trick, practical joke, ruse, hoax
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"My colleagues played a prank on me on my 50th birthday."
