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pranks

noun as in horseplay

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In “Trick or Treat,” from 1952, Donald pranks his nephews with firecrackers in their candy bags and dumps water on their heads; friendly Witch Hazel, passing by, helps them get revenge.

As a Washington hostess, the spirited Ethel was known for her pranks, especially pool dunkings of well-heeled guests.

Rockelle, who has 12 million subscribers on YouTube, generated much of her fan base through skits filmed with her friends in which they performed pranks, dances and challenges.

He played pranks and got stuck into the environment as though he was someone who was going to be in that dressing room for a long time.

From BBC

Some of her pranks included: dressing up in a hijab and attempting to vote in New York City by identifying herself as Huma Abedin, interrupting and screaming at a 2017 Shakespeare in the Park show of Julius Caesar that reimagined the titular monarch as a Trump-like figure, and asking Hillary Clinton about Benghazi at a What Happened book event.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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