pranking
noun[U]
uk/ˈpræŋ.kɪŋ/us/ˈpræŋ.kɪŋ/behaviourthatinvolvesplayingtricksthat areintendedto befunnybut not tocauseharmordamage:
It was justharmlesspranking.这不过是个无伤大雅的玩笑。
AprilFool'sDayis anoccasionfor much pranking.愚人节是个搞恶作剧的好时机。
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prank
- Hisplayfulpranking endears him to hisfriends.
- Prankinginevitablyendsintears.
- In theUnitedStates, Hallowe'en,celebratedon 31October, was atimeforpartiesand pranking.
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