practical joker
noun[C]
uk/ˌpræk.tɪ.kəl ˈdʒəʊ.kər/us/ˌpræk.tɪ.kəl ˈdʒoʊ.kɚ/someone wholikestoplaytricks,especiallyto make otherpeoplelooksilly:
爱搞恶作剧的人He wasdescribedas apracticaljoker.人们说他是个爱搞恶作剧的人。
I said "Look out, thepoliceare coming." But because I'm apracticaljoker, no one wouldbelieveme.我说：“小心点，警察来了。”但是因为我爱搞恶作剧，没有人相信我。
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practical joke
- He was a veryfunnyman, agreatpracticaljoker.
- Somepracticaljokerrangup: said there was agasleak, and they had toevacuatethehouse.
- UKPracticaljokerswhostoleashopdummyfrom a Sheffieldstorehavedemandeda millionpoundransomin Monopolymoney.
- Gentle andcharming, he was also the team'spracticaljoker.
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- gull
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- hustle
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket