as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
friends had left the risqué message on his voice mail as a practical joke
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Each birth anniversary, there’s a well-meaning but hurtful practical joke.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Each birth anniversary, there's a well-meaning but hurtful practical joke.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Ancient Romans and Celts celebrated a festival of practical jokes and pranks around the time of the March equinox.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024
Turns out, Hart was there to play a practical joke on his Celebrity Prank Wars cohost Nick Cannon.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Each birth anniversary, there's a well-meaning but hurtful practical joke.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Ancient Romans and Celts celebrated a festival of practical jokes and pranks around the time of the March equinox.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024
Turns out, Hart was there to play a practical joke on his Celebrity Prank Wars cohost Nick Cannon.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
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Noun
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Halloween may be a time for ghouls, goblins, and harmless pranks, but in the digital landscape, there’s a new trick with devastating consequences.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Chrissy Teigen was not expecting John Legend's reaction to her Halloween mask prank.Marina Watts, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Olivia Rodrigo pulled off the ultimate Halloween trick on Thursday night (Oct. 31) in a Jimmy Kimmel Live!Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
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Queen City Cabaret presents a night of musical tricks and treats, from haunting jazz standards to campy cult classics.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
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Students will get hands on timber frame experience restoring the historic Colburn Barn in Cane Hill.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the complex dance of life, creativity exists not in a vacuum but in an intricate interplay between fields of experience.Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Multiple surprise transformations, from hitting the books in study howl or brewing some fun in the potion corner, there are so many scary ways to have bone-chilling adventures.Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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After just a hundred yards the Moke has turned a regular drive into an adventure.Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Practical joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practical%20joke. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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