"pranks" in the noun sense

1. buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank

acting like a clown or buffoon

2. antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

"pranks" in the verb sense

1. prank

dress or decorate showily or gaudily

"Roses were pranking the lawn"

2. prank

dress up showily

"He pranked himself out in his best clothes"

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