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In slang|lang=en terms the difference between prank and jokes

is that prank is (slang) to call someone's phone and promptly hang up while jokes is (slang) really good.

As nouns the difference between prank and jokes

is that prank is (obsolete) an evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception while jokes is .

As verbs the difference between prank and jokes

is that prank is to adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously while jokes is (joke).

As adjectives the difference between prank and jokes

is that prank is (obsolete) full of gambols or tricks while jokes is (slang) really good.

prank

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
  • *, II.4.2.ii:
    • Hercules, after all his mad pranks upon his wife and children, was perfectly cured by a purge of hellebor, which an Antieyrian administered unto him.
  • A practical joke or mischievous trick.
  • * Shakespeare
    • His pranks have been too broad to bear with.
  • * Sir Walter Raleigh
    • The harpies played their accustomed pranks .
    Pranks may be funny, but remember that some people are aggressive.
    He pulled a gruesome prank on his sister.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * prankish * pranksome * prankster

    Verb

  • To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
  • * Spenser
    • In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank .
  • * 1748 , , B:II
    • And there a Sea?on atween June and May,
    Half prankt with Spring, with Summer half imbrown'd,
    A li?tle?s Climate made, where, Sooth to ?ay,
    No living Wight could work, ne cared even for Play.
  • * 1880 , For Spring, by Sandro Botticelli , lines 2–3
    • ''Flora, wanton-eyed
    ''For birth, and with all flowrets prankt and pied:
  • To make ostentatious show.
  • * M. Arnold
    • White houses prank where once were huts.
  • To perform a practical joke on; to trick.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 13, author=Karen Crouse, title=Still Invitation Only, but Jets Widen Door for Camp, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“If someone’s pranking me,” Rowlands remembered thinking, “they’re going to great lengths to make it work.” }}
  • (slang) To call someone's phone and promptly hang up
    • Hey man, prank me when you wanna get picked up.
    I don't have your number in my phone, can you prank me?

    Synonyms

    (call and promptly hang up) missed call, missed-call

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.
    • (Webster 1913) English transitive verbs

    jokes

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Really good
  • * '>citation
    • this thing is so jokes ...i think it would be wack if someone responded to this.. but plz do cause that would be, like, some cool shit.
  • * 2008 , "Zetsu", Floaters and gravity'' (on newsgroup ''sci.med.vision )
    • Andrew VS Neil and Mike is totally jokes ! I love it when Andrew gets pissed, lol. It's so cool!
  • * '>citation
  • * (Lily Allen)
    • Dappy's new tune is jokes , in a good way. Thoroughly entertaining and insightful which is more than I can say for most things on the radio.

    References

    * The Guardian , 2007 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/mar/20/students.educationguardian2]

    Verb

    (head)
  • (joke)