| 单词 | prank call |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprank call prank call n. a mischievous telephone call made as a practical joke, esp. one in which the caller hangs up without speaking, pretends to be someone else, or raises a false alarm with the emergency services. ΚΠ 1934 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 20 Oct. 10/1 The Halloween prank calls were coming from the Upper Alton area. 1982 Cincinnati Mag. July 15/3 So far there hasn't been one prank call. Every tip received at 352-3040 has turned out to be legitimate. 2015 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 Oct. 37 The prank call made by a Russian DJ to Elton John, pretending to be Vladimir Putin. prank call prank call v. intransitive and transitive to make a prank call to (a person). ΚΠ 1987 Colt (Arlington High School, Texas) 20 Nov. 2/3 If they were going to prank call, they should learn to do it correctly. 1994 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 31 Mar. (Ego section) 8 Top Ten April Fools' jokes guaranteed to backfire... 5 Prank-calling anyone with call display. 2006 Elle Girl Mar. 154/2 Frank is this old Jewish man I know named Frank Schultz. I prank call people and pretend to be him. It's fun. < as lemmas |
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