practical joker

noun

Definition of practical jokernext
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  1. teaser
  2. prankster
  3. comedienne
  4. cutup
Noun
  • These clues suggest that the games will continue in season three—as does the presence of what appears to be three new contestants in the teaser, wearing the numbers 96, 100, and 353.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
  • But while the final product speaks for itself, Hart said her initial pitch for the return teasers was a harder sell.
    Lauren Coates, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of teaser
Noun
  • With a 10-1 fight record, mostly against mixed martial artists and other pro-boxing newcomers under his belt, Paul, a former child star and YouTube prankster who began his boxing career in 2018, does not lack confidence — or showmanship.
    Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • While Margera was central to the show’s core crew of merry pranksters, he was cut loose from Jackass 4 after a drug test returned positive.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of prankster
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  • The comedienne wore her brunette tresses in a braided half-updo, while her makeup consisted of a smokey eye, rosy blush and a glossy nude lip.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Will & Grace and comedienne Ellen DeGeneres are credited with playing significant roles in transforming the image of gay Americans and, as such, the modern LGBTQ equity movement.
    Keli Goff, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of comedienne
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  • Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
  • Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
Definition of cutup
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