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Definition of Practical joke
1. Noun. A prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish).
Specialized synonyms: April Fool, Hotfoot, Rag, Snipe Hunt
Definition of Practical joke
1. Noun. Something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Practical Joke
Literary usage of Practical joke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1851)
"A practical joke.—Tne Wednesday club.—The ' tun of man.'—The pig butcher.—Tom
King.—Hugh Kelly.— Glover and his characteristics. ..."
2. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"Social Resorts—The Shilling Whist-Club—A practical joke—The Wednesday Club—The "
Tun of Man " —The Pig-Butcher — Tom King—Hugh Kelly— Glover and his ..."
3. The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett, John Leech (1864)
"Such, indeed, was the determination of his subjects to overturn their king, that
his deposition was not unlike the practical joke of drawing the throne ..."
4. The History of "Punch" by Marion Harry Spielmann (1895)
"... Diplomatist—A Testimonial—And a practical joke—Henry Mayhew—His Great Powers
and Little Weaknesses—Disappointment and Retirement—Stirling Coyne —Gilbert ..."
5. Meditations on Votes for Women: Together with Animadversions on the Closely by Samuel McChord Crothers (1914)
"THERE is no such hidebound con- That a practical joke servative as your confirmed
... The most primitive and persistent form of humor is the practical joke. ..."
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