prank
Example Sentences
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Reed said he thought it might have been an isolated prank — his next-door neighbors didn’t receive any such messages — until his sister showed him a neighborhood Facebook page.
From Los Angeles Times
Banksy soon took credit for the prank, saying he hid the remote-controlled shredder in the frame.
"These are not the shots of a number 11," added Botham, as if he was being pranked by the whole of Australia as payback for his own Ashes exploits.
From BBC
The 22-year-old is known for filming provocative videos involving pranks, with titles like "I got kicked off a cruise" and "I crashed into a cop car".
From BBC
When she got in the game, she says, she was happy to feed the algorithm with memes, pranks, dances — whatever it took to attract somebody’s attention.
From Los Angeles Times
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