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practical joker

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practical joke
n.
A mischievous trick played on a person, especially one that causes the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort.
practical joker n.
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Noun1.practical jokerpractical joker - someone who plays practical jokes on others
cut-up, hoaxer, prankster, tricker, trickster
bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble


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"Unless we have come upon a primitive practical joker," Summerlee suggested, "which I should think would be one of the most elementary developments of man.
The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
I am forced to admit that even though I had traveled a long distance to place Bowen Tyler's manuscript in the hands of his father, I was still a trifle skeptical as to its sincerity, since I could not but recall that it had not been many years since Bowen had been one of the most notorious practical jokers of his alma mater.
The People That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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