prank C2+ Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /præŋk/ UK /præŋk/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like plank /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 noun a playful or mischievous trick; to play such a trick Their harmless prank left the whole office laughing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a playful or mischievous... trickjestcaperanticgagmischiefshenanigan Word family Derived forms pranksterprankish Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, attested from the 16th century; possibly related to dialectal prank ('to deck, adorn'), itself of obscure Germanic origin. Topics Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prank **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /præŋk/ **IPA (UK):** /præŋk/ ## Meanings 1. a playful or mischievous trick; to play such a trick ## Examples - Their harmless prank left the whole office laughing. ## Synonyms - trick - jest - caper - antic - gag - mischief - shenanigan ## Derived Forms - prankster - prankish ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, attested from the 16th century; possibly related to dialectal prank ('to deck, adorn'), itself of obscure Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Prank is of uncertain origin, attested from the 16th century; possibly related to dialectal prank ('to deck, adorn'), itself of obscure Germanic origin. Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers a playful or mischievous trick; to play such a trick. The wider family includes derived forms such as prankster and prankish. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure markdown