prank

Значение (Английский)

Noun

1. A practical joke or mischievous trick.
2. (obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

Verb

1. To perform a practical joke on; to trick.
2. To perform a practical joke on; to trick.
3. (slang) 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.
4. To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
5. To make an ostentatious show.

Adj

Full of gambols or tricks.

Синонимы

trick

joke

🤣

practical joke

jest

escapade

mischief

caper

antic

lark

freak

jape

gag

play

put-on

frivolity

frolic

fun

wisecrack

clowning

harlequinade

buffoonery

mischievous trick

horseplay

dido

teasing

japery

irregularity

mess

mischievous

mischievousness

naughtiness

ornament

overdress

perk

prim

primp

prink

privateer

rig

roguery

romp

ruse

shenanigan

strike

tease

titivate

tog

toy

trim

vagrancy

waggery

whim

wildness

witticism

doll up

funny story

leg-pull

romance

evil pleasures

comic story

amusing story

children

gambling

humour

sport

ataxy

humorous story

comical story

leg-pulling

adorn

bit of fun

adventure

array

ataxia

attire

banter

beautify

bespangle

caparison

caprice

chicanery

clutter

confusion

deception

deck

decorate

devilment

dirty trick

disarray

disorder

doll

embellish

gambol

game

garnish

hoax

Произносится как (IPA)

/pɹæŋk/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: pranken

Родственно немецкий: prangen

Родственно нидерландский: prangen

Родственно датский: pragt

Родственно нидерландский: pracht

Родственно шведский: prakt

Родственно Middle Low German: prunken

Родственно немецкий: prunken

Родственно датский: prunke

In summary

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, thring”), from Proto-Indo-European *brAngh- (“to press, squeeze”). Or, perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *brahtaz, similar to Dutch pracht (“splendor”), Swedish prakt (“glory, pomp”) (loaned from Low German).
Cognate with Middle Low German prunken (“to flaunt”), German prunken (“to flaunt”), Danish prunke (“to make a show, prank”). Sense of "mischievous act" from earlier verbal sense of "to be crafty or subtle, set in order, adjust". See also prink, prance, prong.