Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "prank" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

prank call prankage prankee pranker prankful prankingly prankish prankless pranksome prankster pranky

Etymologically Related To

prance prink prong

Context

slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adorn attire beautify craziness deck out deck up decorate diversion dress up embellish fancy up fig out fig up folly foolery get up grace gussy up indulgence joke lunacy ornament overdress prink recreation rig out tog out tog up tomfoolery trick out trick up

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

52-card pickup April fool Chinese finger trap apple-pie bed black fax butter-slide ding-dong ditch invisible ink joy buzzer knock down ginger nipple cripple panty raid prank call purple nurple titty twister towel snap trick-or-treat wedgie whoopee cushion

Type Of (IsA)

human activity joke performing

Manner Of

decorate dress up

Related Terms

bazinga call collect caller ID gotcha missed call phreak

Related Terms

adorn deception deed gambol malicious mischievous practical joke trick

Synonym Network

antic buffoonery

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.