"plisky" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pliskies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plisky (plural pliskies)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland) practical joke Tags: Scotland, obsolete Synonyms: pliskie
    Sense id: en-plisky-en-noun-YYNJA0ST Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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