- practical joke
- practical joken.a trick played on someone, esp. one intended to cause embarrassment or discomfort for the victimpractical jokern.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Practical joke — involving completely blocking someone s doorway with phone books … Wikipedia
Practical joke — Practical Prac ti*cal, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. {Pragmatic}, {Practice}.] 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Practical joke — Joke Joke, n. [L. jocus. Cf {Jeopardy}, {Jocular}, {Juggler}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
practical joke — A practical joke is a trick played on someone that is meant to be funny for people watching, though normally embarrassing for the person being tricked … The small dictionary of idiomes
practical joke — n a trick that is intended to give someone a surprise or shock, or to make them look stupid >practical joker n … Dictionary of contemporary English
practical joke — practical jokes N COUNT A practical joke is a trick that is intended to embarrass someone or make them look ridiculous. Syn: prank … English dictionary
practical joke — index hoax Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
practical joke — noun count a trick that is intended to surprise someone or make them look silly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
practical joke — ► NOUN ▪ a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others … English terms dictionary
practical joke — noun a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) • Hypernyms: ↑antic, ↑joke, ↑prank, ↑trick, ↑caper, ↑put on • Hyponyms: ↑April fool, ↑ho … Useful english dictionary