pranked; pranking
1
transitive
: to play a trick or prank on (someone)
… you feel shock, dismay, then anger as it dawns on you that you've been pranked …—
Lucius Shepard
Lucius ShepardOn the day of the ceremony, a stuntwoman pal, dressed to look like Swanson, kicked things off by pranking the audience and falling down a flight of stairs. (The crowd went from gasping to laughing once the ruse was revealed.)—Lorenzo Benet
Lorenzo Benet2
pranked; pranking; pranks
: to show oneself off
: to dress or adorn gaily or showily
Examples of prank in a Sentence
Noun
He enjoys playing pranks on his friends.
as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In Bad Influence, teens who performed with Piper in her social media videos—which featured music videos, latest crushes, and pranks—argue that Smith was the kind of stage mom who would go to great lengths to make hilarious content.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Sistine Stallone, daughter of Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin
While many nepo babies get their famous parents to participate in trends (looking at you, Francesca Scorsese), few have had the chance to prank their father when their father is Sylvester Stallone.
—Lucy Dolan-Zalaznick, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Squad created fun and silly content, from lip-syncs and pranks to skits and viral challenges.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In Bad Influence, teens who performed with Piper in her social media videos—which featured music videos, latest crushes, and pranks—argue that Smith was the kind of stage mom who would go to great lengths to make hilarious content.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
That was back in 2017, when Tapia started a Twitter page for the Los Feliz Albertsons in order to prank Dauten into thinking their go-to store had a rather strange social media manager.
—Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Sistine Stallone, daughter of Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin
While many nepo babies get their famous parents to participate in trends (looking at you, Francesca Scorsese), few have had the chance to prank their father when their father is Sylvester Stallone.
—Lucy Dolan-Zalaznick, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Prank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prank. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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