Prank — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

acting like a clown or buffoon

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈæŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈæŋk/.

Examples

Roses were pranking the lawn
He pranked himself out in his best clothes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frivolity caper buffoonery japery harlequinade clowning put-on joke antic trick

Parts of Speech

noun	acting like a clown or buffoon
noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
verb	dress or decorate showily or gaudily “Roses were pranking the lawn”
verb	dress up showily “He pranked himself out in his best clothes”

Word Forms

clown	verb	act as or like a clown
frivolous	adjective	not serious in content or attitude or behavior
antic	adjective	ludicrously odd
antic	verb	act as or like a clown
jokester	noun	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
prankster	noun	someone who plays practical jokes on others
trickster	noun	someone who plays practical jokes on others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Streich

sich wie ein Clown oder Possenreißer benehmen

🇫🇷French

blague

se comporter comme un clown ou un bouffon

🇪🇸Spanish

broma

actuar como un payaso o un bufón

🇮🇹Italian

scherzo

comportarsi come un clown o un buffone

🇳🇱Dutch

grap

zich gedragen als een clown of hansworst

🇵🇹Portuguese

peça

agindo como um palhaço ou bufão

🇷🇺Russian

шутка

вести себя как клоун или шут

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मज़ाक

जोकर या विदूषक की तरह व्यवहार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

কৌতুক

একটি ক্লাউন বা বফুনের মত অভিনয়

🇮🇳Tamil

குறும்பு

ஒரு கோமாளி அல்லது பஃபூன் போல் செயல்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిలిపి

విదూషకుడు లేదా బఫూన్ లాగా నటించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

खोड्या

जोकर किंवा बफून सारखे वागणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટીખળ

રંગલો અથવા બફૂનની જેમ કામ કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಮಾಷೆ

ಕೋಡಂಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಫೂನ್ ನಂತೆ ವರ್ತಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തമാശ

ഒരു കോമാളിയെപ്പോലെയോ ബഫൂനെപ്പോലെയോ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ

ਇੱਕ ਜੋਕਰ ਜਾਂ ਮੱਝ ਵਾਂਗ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاق

مسخرے یا بھینس کی طرح کام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶作剧

表现得像个小丑或小丑

🇯🇵Japanese

いたずら

ピエロか道化のように振る舞う

🇰🇷Korean

충돌

광대나 어릿광대처럼 행동하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò đùa

hành động như một chú hề hoặc một gã hề

🇹🇭Thai

เล่นตลก

ทำตัวเหมือนตัวตลกหรือตัวตลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

lelucon

bertindak seperti badut atau badut

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

kumikilos na parang payaso o buffoon

🇲🇾Malay

gurauan

bertindak seperti badut atau badut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقلب

يتصرف مثل مهرج أو مهرج

🇮🇷Persian

شوخی

مثل یک دلقک یا بوفون عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

şaka

palyaço ya da soytarı gibi davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲשֵׂה קוּנדֵס

מתנהג כמו ליצן או כופר

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