prank
Pronunciation: /pɹæŋk/
The English word “prank” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
verb
- To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
- To make a prank call to (someone).
- To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.
- To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
- To make an ostentatious show.
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English pranken (“to adorn, arrange one's attire”), probably from Middle Dutch pronken, proncken (“to flaunt, make a show, arrange one's attire”), related to German prangen (“to make a show, be resplendent”), Dutch prangen (“to squeeze, press”), Danish pragt (“pomp, splendor”), all from Proto-Germanic *pranganą, *prangijaną, *prag- (“to press, squeeze,…
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