Prank and Play

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Prank

Prank noun - A playful or mischievous act intended as a joke.

Usage example: as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times

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Play and prank are semantically related in fun topic. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a noun "Prank", when it comes to topics like frivolity.

Nearby Words: prankish, prankster, pranked, pranking

Play

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Prank and play are semantically related in amusement topic. Sometimes you can use "Prank" instead a noun "Play", if it concerns topics such as fun.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

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old	old prank	old play
good	good prank	good play
long	long prank	long play
standard	standard prank	standard play
Other adjectives: obvious, popular, real, successful, big, little, bad, infamous, famous, new, final, classic, next, last, latest, earlier.

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