"practical joke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: practical jokes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} practical joke (plural practical jokes)
  1. A playful trick done for amusement to the detriment of someone else. Wikipedia link: practical joke Categories (topical): Comedy Derived forms: practical joker Translations (something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else): 惡作劇 /恶作剧 (èzuòjù) (Chinese Mandarin), kanadský žert [masculine] (Czech), practical joke [neuter] (Dutch), petolo (Esperanto), ŝerco (Esperanto), jekku (Finnish), kepponen (Finnish), kuje (Finnish), pila (Finnish), käytännön pila (Finnish), facétie [feminine] (French), farce [feminine] (French), traquenard [masculine] (French), Streich [masculine] (German), ugratás (Hungarian), csíny (Hungarian), hecc (Hungarian), rossz vicc (Hungarian), otromba tréfa (Hungarian), durva tréfa (Hungarian), borsot tör az orra alá (Hungarian), brek [neuter] (Icelandic), ilve (Ingrian), 悪戯 (alt: あくぎ, akugi; いたずら, itazura) (Japanese), 짖굳은 장난 (jitgudeun jangnan) (Korean), мајтап (majtap) [masculine] (Macedonian), Kjnifkje [neuter] (Plautdietsch), figiel [masculine] (Polish), psikus [masculine] (Polish), pegadinha [feminine] (Portuguese), brincadeira [feminine] (Portuguese), farsă (Romanian), ро́зыгрыш (rózygryš) [masculine] (Russian), broma pesada [feminine] (Spanish), spratt (Swedish), skämt (Swedish), שפּיצל (shpitsl) [neuter] (Yiddish)

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "broma pesada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else",
      "word": "spratt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else",
      "word": "skämt"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shpitsl",
      "sense": "something done for amusement to the detriment of someone else",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "שפּיצל"
    }
  ],
  "word": "practical joke"
}

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