Pronunciation: /præŋk/
noun a practical joke or mischievous act
A1 My friends played a prank on me by hiding my backpack.
A2 The students pulled a prank on their teacher by switching the desks around.
B1 The prank involved putting fake spiders in the office to scare the coworkers.
B2 He got in trouble for pulling a prank that went too far and caused damage.
C1 The elaborate prank orchestrated by the group was both clever and harmless.
C2 The prank they pulled on the CEO during the company retreat became legendary within the organization.
verb to play a trick or practical joke on someone
A1 He likes to prank his friends by hiding their belongings.
A2 She prank called her sister pretending to be someone else.
B1 The students decided to prank their teacher by switching all the desks around.
B2 They pranked their colleague by filling their office with balloons.
C1 The elaborate prank involved setting up a fake crime scene in the office.
C2 The group of friends pulled off an epic prank by hiring a marching band to surprise their friend.
formal The students were reprimanded for pulling a prank in the school library.
informal I can't believe you actually fell for that prank!
slang That prank was so epic, everyone was talking about it for days.
figurative His words were like a prank, meant to deceive and mislead.
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