"practical joke" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

Forms: practical jokes [plural]
  1. Farce, canular.
    Sense id: fr-practical_joke-en-noun-dCufy4P9 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prank Derived forms: practical joker Related terms: antic, booby trap, jest, slapstick, trap

Inflected forms

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