practical joke

Noun

Meaning

a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dido dodge lark wile game freak caper scheme sport trick fraud joke funny crack laugh
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Antonyms

oath accuracy honor integrity purity authenticity
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Hypernyms

caper trick joke prank antic put on

Hyponyms

rag April fool hotfoot snipe hunt

Examples

There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke. Herman Melville

Life seemed to be an educator's practical joke in which you spent the first half learning and the second half learning that everything you learned in the first half was wrong. Russell Baker

When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, 'Do you think I'm Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?' After that, they called me Tuna. Bill Parcells

Taking the time to polish a pun or fine-tune a practical joke is a way of saying, 'I'm thinking about you and I want to please you.' Andrew Hudgins

A Swedish newspaper reporter called and said, You've been awarded the Prize. I was quite sure it was a practical joke. Joshua Lederberg

The human race has been set up. Someone, somewhere, is playing a practical joke on us. Apparently, women need to feel loved to have sex. Men need to have sex to feel loved. How do we ever get started. Billy Connolly

Close letter words and terms

practical ideas practical illustration of a principle practical issue practical joker practical light practical man