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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Synonyms for Prank
Trick is a synonym for prank in good topic. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead a noun "Prank", when it comes to topics like whim, joke, frivolity, practical joke. popular alternative
Trick
Trick noun - A playful or mischievous act intended as a joke.
Usage example: thought that gluing the silver dollar to the floor and watching him struggle to pick it up would be a good trick
Prank is a synonym for trick in good topic. You can use "Prank" instead a noun "Trick", if it concerns topics such as whim, deed, joke, practical joke. popular alternative
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How words are described
| favourite | favourite prank | favourite trick |
| old | old prank | old trick |
| good | good prank | good trick |
| best | best prank | best trick |
| Other adjectives: elaborate, particular, similar, usual, common, standard, obvious, simple, nasty, popular, real, big, little, infamous, cruel, famous, new, final, classic, next, last, latest, favorite. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A common prank/trick at Christmas is to wrap a special item within multiple layers of boxes.
Source: Matryoshka Object -
She tries to hit on him... And he promptly uses the exact same trick on her (and in the process, helps Bud get revenge on a girl who pulled a Setup for Humiliation version of this prank on him).
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The neighbour who says "I've been trick or treated to death tonight" is dubbed over asking if this is a Halloween prank.
Source: Film / Halloween II (1981)
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