NOUN
- a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
How To Use practical joke In A Sentence
- But it was all of the same character, broad farce; accounts of mishaps such as befall in children's pantomimes, -- which their seniors enjoy, too, -- practical jokes equally ludicrous, and resulting situations to match. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life
- Students give him absurd names and wheel him out for practical jokes and pranks. THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World
- We appear to have been the victims of a cruel practical joke.
- We had about half a dozen men, mostly trudging on foot, and but slightly armed, commanded by Selameh; and one of them, named Salem, was the merry-andrew of the party, full of verbal and practical jokes. Byeways in Palestine
- It wasn't often that Murdoch truly appreciated a practical joke but Johnny's contention that they had a leprechaun or a brownie in the house was too good to pass up.
- Frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes.
- The children put salt in the sugar bowl as a practical joke.
- Practical jokes and horseplay frequently resulted in angry altercations between men on the factory floor.
- Students give him absurd names and wheel him out for practical jokes and pranks. THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World
- Last month's conference in Dublin was accompanied by the kind of practical jokes and shenanigans that would disgrace a stag party.