Thesaurus results for PRANK

prank

noun

ˈpraŋk

as in trick

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times

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Recent Examples of prank Worker's 'Accumulation of Cheese' Office Prank Has Internet in Stitches By Darlin Tillery Life & Trends Reporter 0 A lighthearted office prank that started as a joke has taken an unexpected turn, leaving one man in a bureaucratic nightmare that could block the purchase of his dream home. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 At some point in the past decade or two, dance-music d.j.s discovered a way of punctuating their sets with a prank. —

Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025 The defense consultant Serge Willoughby plays a prank on his host at a Georgetown party that completely backfires to the point that not only is the host arrested but also skirmishing between the United States and China begins and World War III looms. —

Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Some prank culture now is short-attention-span theater. —

Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for prank

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Noun

When working with one or a few rats, snacks like nuts, seeds, and fruit often do the trick.

— Laura Bradley, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Magness recommended a trick backed by psychology: Use second- and third-person pronouns when talking to yourself, instead of first-person pronouns.

— Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025