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English word prank comes from Middle Dutch proncken
proncken (Middle Dutch)
pranken (Middle English)
prank (English)
(obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.. A practical joke or mischievous trick. (intransitive) To make ostentatious show.. (transitive) To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.. (transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.. (transitive, slang) To call someone's phone and promptly hang up (obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.