Prank
noun
A trick that is done to make someone look foolish or to cause embarrassment and amusement.
He played a prank on his friend by filling his locker with balloons.
Often appears as...
- play a prank
- pull a prank
verb
To play a trick or prank on someone to make them look foolish or to cause amusement.
She pranked her brother by replacing his toothpaste with mayonnaise.
Often appears as...
- prank someone
- prank call
noun
A trick that is done to make someone look foolish or to cause embarrassment and amusement.
He played a prank on his friend by filling his locker with balloons.
Often appears as...
- play a prank
- pull a prank
verb
To play a trick or prank on someone to make them look foolish or to cause amusement.
She pranked her brother by replacing his toothpaste with mayonnaise.
Often appears as...
- prank someone
- prank call
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand regional reactions; pranks might be offensive in some cultures.
His prank wasn't well-received by his international classmates.
Pro Tip 2/3Reactions Vary
Some people might not find a prank amusing; gauge the person's humor first.
She didn't laugh at the prank; instead, she looked upset.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Consequences
Pranks can backfire or have unintended effects, so proceed with caution.
The prank gone wrong led to an accidental injury.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand regional reactions; pranks might be offensive in some cultures.
His prank wasn't well-received by his international classmates.
Pro Tip 2/3Reactions Vary
Some people might not find a prank amusing; gauge the person's humor first.
She didn't laugh at the prank; instead, she looked upset.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Consequences
Pranks can backfire or have unintended effects, so proceed with caution.
The prank gone wrong led to an accidental injury.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand regional reactions; pranks might be offensive in some cultures.
His prank wasn't well-received by his international classmates.
Pro Tip 2/3Reactions Vary
Some people might not find a prank amusing; gauge the person's humor first.
She didn't laugh at the prank; instead, she looked upset.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Consequences
Pranks can backfire or have unintended effects, so proceed with caution.
The prank gone wrong led to an accidental injury.
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The shared experience of...
And I love that girl's reaction so much. And watching that videotape later that day inspired me to keep doing what I do. And really one of the points of Improv Everywhere is to cause a scene in a public place that is a positive experience for other people. It's a prank, but it's a prank that gives somebody a great story to tell.
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The nightmare videos of...
Children's cartoons getting assaulted, getting killed, weird pranks that actually genuinely terrify children. What you have is software pulling in all of these different influences to automatically generate kids' worst nightmares. And this stuff really, really does affect small children.
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Coya Paz Brownrigg: The...
One woman told me a story about her husband coming to visit on a day when she was so sad, she didn't know what else to do but cry. Another woman told me she was sure that a faucet turning on and off in her bathroom was her sister, because it was so like the pranks her sister used to play
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The Japanese myth of the...
But they were usually troublesome tricksters, who played embarrassing pranks on travellers, or made it rain money that later dissolved into leaves. Some people even placed tanuki statues outside their homes and businesses to trick potential pranksters into taking their antics elsewhere.
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Electric Vocabulary
and started his own playful experiments. He quickly learned how to make electric devices that would De-electrify by producing very large sparks. Keen on mischievous pranks, Franklin would often shock his friends with these machines. As he built more effective devices,
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Hackers: the internet's...
of Internet dwellers. It turns out, the Internet doesn't like it when you try to remove things from it, and it will react with cyberattacks and elaborate pranks and with a series of organized protests all around the world,
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How Thor got his hammer...
The previous night, while the rest of the gods slept, he’d snuck up on Thor’s wife Sif and shorn off her beautiful hair. It’d seemed like a funny prank at the time, but now Thor was about to break every bone in his body.
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What makes something go...
Now, a reasonable person could have any number of hypotheses. Maybe people love baby animals. Maybe people love office pranks. Maybe people love stories about their bosses or birthday surprises.
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The greatest mathematicia...
And the group’s members took their prank as seriously as their work. Their invented mathematician claimed to be a reclusive Russian genius who would only meet with his selected collaborators.
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
twice I don't do pranks at all never I'm not a funny guy I have no sense of humor whatsoever Taylor praise are pranks are fun I enjoy breaks and the thing about
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The shared experience of...
And I love that girl's reaction so much. And watching that videotape later that day inspired me to keep doing what I do. And really one of the points of Improv Everywhere is to cause a scene in a public place that is a positive experience for other people. It's a prank, but it's a prank that gives somebody a great story to tell.
Video examples
The nightmare videos of...
Children's cartoons getting assaulted, getting killed, weird pranks that actually genuinely terrify children. What you have is software pulling in all of these different influences to automatically generate kids' worst nightmares. And this stuff really, really does affect small children.
Video examples
Coya Paz Brownrigg: The...
One woman told me a story about her husband coming to visit on a day when she was so sad, she didn't know what else to do but cry. Another woman told me she was sure that a faucet turning on and off in her bathroom was her sister, because it was so like the pranks her sister used to play
Video examples
The Japanese myth of the...
But they were usually troublesome tricksters, who played embarrassing pranks on travellers, or made it rain money that later dissolved into leaves. Some people even placed tanuki statues outside their homes and businesses to trick potential pranksters into taking their antics elsewhere.
Video examples
Electric Vocabulary
and started his own playful experiments. He quickly learned how to make electric devices that would De-electrify by producing very large sparks. Keen on mischievous pranks, Franklin would often shock his friends with these machines. As he built more effective devices,
Video examples
Hackers: the internet's...
of Internet dwellers. It turns out, the Internet doesn't like it when you try to remove things from it, and it will react with cyberattacks and elaborate pranks and with a series of organized protests all around the world,
Video examples
How Thor got his hammer...
The previous night, while the rest of the gods slept, he’d snuck up on Thor’s wife Sif and shorn off her beautiful hair. It’d seemed like a funny prank at the time, but now Thor was about to break every bone in his body.
Video examples
What makes something go...
Now, a reasonable person could have any number of hypotheses. Maybe people love baby animals. Maybe people love office pranks. Maybe people love stories about their bosses or birthday surprises.
Video examples
The greatest mathematicia...
And the group’s members took their prank as seriously as their work. Their invented mathematician claimed to be a reclusive Russian genius who would only meet with his selected collaborators.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
twice I don't do pranks at all never I'm not a funny guy I have no sense of humor whatsoever Taylor praise are pranks are fun I enjoy breaks and the thing about
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Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
I met Woz when I was 13, at a friend's garage. He was about 18. He was, like, the first person I met who knew more electronics than I did at that point. We became good friends, because we shared an interest in computers and we had a sense of humor. We pulled all kinds of pranks together.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
When I was in college I did a lot of stupid things and I don't want to make an excuse for that. Some of the things that people accuse me of are true, some of them aren't. There are pranks, IMs.
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James Brolin
American Actor
I was raised in a family where no one had a serious bone in their body and every answer was a riddle, a joke, or a prank.
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Matt Walsh
American Actor
I ended up doing a lot of prank shows in my life or prank theater, but I always got fairly nervous about doing 'em.
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Bam Margera
American Celebrity
I've been doing pranks my whole life, so I guess I'm pretty good at it.
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Betty White
American Actress
I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!
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Kaitlyn Bristowe
Canadian Entertainer
I kind of want to start doing some prank calls.
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George Eads
American Actor
We give each other a hard time, but no pranks.
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Joao Moutinho
Portuguese Athlete
I joke every day, pranks, sometimes.
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Sara Khan
Actress
I can't do without playing pranks.
Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
I met Woz when I was 13, at a friend's garage. He was about 18. He was, like, the first person I met who knew more electronics than I did at that point. We became good friends, because we shared an interest in computers and we had a sense of humor. We pulled all kinds of pranks together.
Quote examples
Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
When I was in college I did a lot of stupid things and I don't want to make an excuse for that. Some of the things that people accuse me of are true, some of them aren't. There are pranks, IMs.
Quote examples
James Brolin
American Actor
I was raised in a family where no one had a serious bone in their body and every answer was a riddle, a joke, or a prank.
Quote examples
Matt Walsh
American Actor
I ended up doing a lot of prank shows in my life or prank theater, but I always got fairly nervous about doing 'em.
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Bam Margera
American Celebrity
I've been doing pranks my whole life, so I guess I'm pretty good at it.
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Betty White
American Actress
I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!
Quote examples
Kaitlyn Bristowe
Canadian Entertainer
I kind of want to start doing some prank calls.
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George Eads
American Actor
We give each other a hard time, but no pranks.
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Joao Moutinho
Portuguese Athlete
I joke every day, pranks, sometimes.
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Sara Khan
Actress
I can't do without playing pranks.
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