pranking - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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pranking

1. present participle and gerund of prank

pranking (plural prankings)

1. (archaic) A showy adornment.
2. (archaic) The playing of pranks or tricks; monkeyshines, didoes.

   • 1933, The Commonweal, volume 19, page 241:

     So they have trooped forth to organize village down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells into would-be combat units. If this is the case, then like most other collegiate prankings, the show has turned out to be both trite and puny, deceiving no one […]

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