practical joke (redirected from Fooling Someone)

practical joke

n.

A mischievous trick played on a person, especially one that causes the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort.

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practical joker n.

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practical joke

n

a prank or trick usually intended to make the victim appear foolish

practical joker  n

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Noun

1.

practical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) antic, prank, put-on, joke, trick, caper - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement April fool - a practical joke or trick played on the first day of April hotfoot - a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it rag - a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) snipe hunt - an elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it; "in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage"

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practical joke

noun trick, joke, hoax, prank They played a silly practical joke on her.

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practical joke n → burla