play a joke on

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	play a joke on - subject to a playful hoax or joke hoax, pull someone's leg cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
	2.	play a joke on - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with snooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"