Prank

Pranks were a type of trick.

Charles Dickens initially believed that a Gelth-possessed corpse was a prank. (TV: The Unquiet Dead ^[+]Mark Gatiss, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).)

Jack Harkness's first pregnancy was a student prank. (AUDIO: Expectant ^[+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW.)

When Casey and Marie Ward became trapped dancing to the song "The Band Played On" at their wedding reception at Wester Drumlins in 1937, the guests believed the couple was playing a prank. However, one guest returned to the house five weeks later to discover the Wards still dancing. (PROSE: The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins ^[+]Into the Unknown (2021).)