| NOUN | act | prank, buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade | acting like a clown or buffoon |
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| act | prank, antic, joke, trick, caper, put-on | a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | |
| VERB | creation | prank | dress or decorate showily or gaudily |
| body | prank | dress up showily |
| Sounds | prae'ngk | |
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| Rhymes | antitank ... yank / Yank: 28 rhymes with aengk... | |
| Meaning | Acting like a clown or buffoon. | |
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| Synonyms | buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade | |
| Narrower | shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick | (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning |
| Broader | folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence | foolish or senseless behavior |
| Spanish | arlequinada, bufonada, charlotada | |
| Catalan | arlequinada, bufonada, pallassada, xarlotada | |
| Meaning | A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement. | |
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| Synonyms | antic, joke, trick, caper, put-on | |
| Narrower | dirty trick | An unkind or aggressive trick |
| practical joke | A prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) | |
| Broader | diversion, recreation | An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates |
| Spanish | broma, burla, chiste, vacilada | |
| Catalan | antic, befa, broma, burla | |
| Nouns | prankster | someone who plays practical jokes on others |
| Meaning | Dress or decorate showily or gaudily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Roses were pranking the lawn" | |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
| Meaning | dress up showily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He pranked himself out in his best clothes" | |
| Broader | overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out | Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive |
| Spanish | engalanarse | |
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