1prank1 (præŋk
)
Definitions
noun
- a mischievous trick or joke, esp one in which something is done rather than said
Alternative Forms
ˈprankish adjectiveWord Origin
C16: of unknown origin2prank2 (præŋk)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to dress or decorate showily or gaudily
- (intr) to make an ostentatious display
Word Origin
C16: from Middle Dutch pronken; related to German Prunk splendour, prangen to be in full splendourTranslations
- British English:
prank
A prank is a childish trick.Their pranks are amusing at times.præŋk NOUN Their pranks are amusing at times.
- Spanish:
travesura
nf
- French:
farce
nf
- German:
Streich
nm
- Chinese: 胡闹 n
- Arabic: مَزْحَة n
- Portuguese: travessura nf
- Russian: шалость nf
- Croatian: podvala nf
- Czech: kanadský žertík nm
- Danish: drengestreg nutr
- Dutch: streek n
- Finnish: kepponen n
- Greek: φάρσα nf
- Italian: beffa nf
- Japanese: 戯れ n
- Korean: 장난 n
- Norwegian: rampestrek nm
- Polish: wybryk nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: travessura nf
- European Spanish:
travesura
nf
- Swedish: busstreck nnt
- Thai: การเล่นตลก n
- Turkish: kaba şaka n
- Vietnamese: trò đùa n
Usage examples
The creatures fell about laughing in high twittering voices, as if they were privy to some marvellous prank.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)The Daily Mirror has a different explanation though, claiming a training ground prank has left him in Nigel Worthington's bad books.
Megastar (2004)Paramedics were called after a fellow student told teachers about the 13-year-olds ' prank.
Globe and Mail (2003)But they needn't have worried -the Snatch star was filming in the States for wacky MTV prank show Jackass.
Sun, News of the World (2001)The colonel reckoned Clerkenwell to be no misfired swashbuckling prank but the precursor to sustained attack.
, FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)