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practical joker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
prac-ti-cal jok-er
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From practical joke + -er.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

practical jokers (plural)

Synonyms

prankster cut-up trickster tricker hoaxer

Questions

What does practical joker mean?
Someone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.
Where does practical joker come from?
From practical joke + -er.

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