practical joke

practical joke

n. A mischievous trick played on a person, especially one that causes the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort.

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practical joker n.

practical joke

n a prank or trick usually intended to make the victim appear foolish practical joker n

prac′tical joke′

n. a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position. [1840–50] prac′tical jok′er, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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practical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)antic, prank, put-on, joke, trick, caper - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementApril fool - a practical joke or trick played on the first day of Aprilhotfoot - a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting itrag - 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; "in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage"

practical joke

noun trick, joke, hoax, prank They played a silly practical joke on her.

Translations

恶作剧

practical

(ˈprӕktikəl) adjective1. concerned with the doing of something. practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical. 實際的 实际的2. (of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective. You must try to find a practical answer to the problem. 有用的，實用的 有用的，实用的 3. (negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently. He can look after himself – he's a very practical child. 有實踐經驗的 有实践经验的ˌpractiˈcality (ˈkӕ-) noun 實踐性 实践性ˈpractically adverb1. almost. The room was practically full. 幾乎 几乎2. in a practical way. Practically, it's more difficult than you think. 實際上，事實上 实际上，事实上 practical joke a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told. He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke. 惡作劇 恶作剧