play a joke on

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1.play a joke on - subject to a playful hoax or jokehoax, pull someone's legcozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with

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, trickcozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest withsnooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"

play a joke on

play a joke (on one)

To trick one or do something to make them appear foolish; to play a prank (on one). It took me a while to realize that my brother was playing a joke on me. The kids tried to play a joke on the babysitter by pretending to be her boyfriend on the phone.See also: joke, play

play a joke on someone

to make a joke that tricks someone. The children played a joke on their teacher. I don't like it when you play jokes on me.See also: joke, on, play

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play a joke on

verb

Synonyms for play a joke on

verb subject to a playful hoax or joke

Synonyms

hoax
pull someone's leg

Related Words

cozen
deceive
delude
lead on

verb deceive somebody

Synonyms

flim-flam
fob
fox
play a trick on
play tricks
pull a fast one on
trick

Related Words

cozen
deceive
delude
lead on
snooker

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