a trick that is played on somebody as a joke 玩笑;恶作剧 a childish prank 幼稚的恶作剧 The incident was a prank that went wrong. 这一事件是一个出了问题的恶作剧。 a prank call/phone call 恶作剧电话 a silly/stupid prank 愚蠢的恶作剧
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPrank is used before these nouns:- call
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a wicked deed): of unknown origin.