English > practical joke: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | A prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish). |
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| Narrower | April fool | A practical joke or trick played on the first day of April |
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| hotfoot | A practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it |
| rag | A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
| snipe hunt | An elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it |
| Broader | antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on | A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement |
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| Spanish | brega, broma pesada, chasco, chueca, jugarreta, pega, tártago, tiro, trastada, zumba |
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| Catalan | befa, broma, burla, derisió, escarniment, escarni, escarn, escarnot, irrisió, ludibri, mala passada, rifada, trufa |
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