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prankster

[prangk-ster] / ˈpræŋk stər /


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Around that time, an office prankster briefly erected a life-size cardboard cutout of imprisoned crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried—a joke partly about how similar Coplan, a fellow crypto billionaire, is in appearance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The possibility that it was a prankster on the radio may not be 0%.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026

With that in mind, the shadow cockroach “Angels” projects into your kitchen may be just a bit of Peter Pan-esque play from an inveterate digital prankster.

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

One particularly despairing prankster appealing for penalty-taking to be made part of the English National Curriculum in place of maths lessons, after England were defeated at a major tournament.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

Mrs. Levy' had looked some-thing like a prankster with her golden-white hair, her sunglasses with the blue lenses, the aquamarine mascara that made a ring around the blue lenses like a halo.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Naive, blundering hobbyists and reckless pranksters can also veer into restricted airspace, setting off alarms and potentially shutting down airport traffic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

Goldie's mate, Regina, had her own adventure when she was snatched the following February by student pranksters at Manchester University who sawed through a padlock to access the cage.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

But like generations of pilgrims, dropouts, and merry pranksters before him, what he discovered on that journey was his mission.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025

“We are the number one pranksters in the world. We love pranks, but once it starts damaging things and costing people money. It’s not funny. There’s a fine line,” the Sultan said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025

Leprechauns eat leaves and, despite their reputation as pranksters, are not known ever to have done lasting damage to a human.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling


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