prankish
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Definition of prankish
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Synonyms for prankish
Synonyms
arch, devilish, elvish, espiègle, impish, knavish, leprechaunish, mischievous, pixie (also pixy), pixieish, puckish, rascally, roguish, scampish, sly, tricksy, waggish, wicked
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Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. — Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, "The internet’s memes and reactions to Area 51 raiders," 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. — Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, "The internet’s memes and reactions to Area 51 raiders," 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. — Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, "The internet’s memes and reactions to Area 51 raiders," 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. — Dylan Bouscher, The Denver Post, "The internet’s memes and reactions to Area 51 raiders," 16 July 2019 Fake events on Facebook have taken off as a prankish form of internet humor in the last five years, including Limp Bizkit concerts in Detroit and Smash Mouth in Tulsa. — Dylan Bouscher, The Mercury News, "The internet’s memes and reactions to Area 51 raiders," 15 July 2019 As hacking evolved from a fringe pursuit of prankish teenagers to a weapon employed by nation-states, the Justice Department struggled to keep up. — Mara Hvistendahl, WSJ, "‘Dawn of the Code War’ Review: The Cyber Threat Reconsidered," 3 Dec. 2018 The stately red facade of the palace, which came into view just off the highway, seemed practically prankish, like a grandiose truck stop. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "A Portuguese Palace That’s a Tile Lover’s Dream Destination," 5 July 2018 Director Christian Duguay is much more comfortable handling the sledgehammer superficialities of near-miss action and prankish boyhood than the complicated, turbulent emotions surrounding children imperiled during wartime. — Robert Abele, latimes.com, "Boyhood wartime escape drama 'A Bag of Marbles' is an emotional roller coaster," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prankish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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