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practical joke

DEFINITIONS OF: practical joke

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n a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)

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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
Type of:
antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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