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prank calls

prank calls is the plural of prank call.

Meaning of prank call

Noun

prank call (plural prank calls)

  1. A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.
    • Until noon only 251 prank calls to the Bronx Zoo had been sifted out, compared with the day-long total of 3352 on April 1, 1960. The pranksters would call Wellington 3-1500 to talk with a "Mr. Fox" (or Lyon, Bear or Wolf).1961 April 2, “April Fool Phone Calls Decline Sharply in City”, in New York Times, page 87
    Synonyms:
    crank call

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Questions about prank calls

What is prank calls the plural of?
Prank calls is the plural of prank call.

Words near prank calls in the dictionary

  1. Pranjip
  2. prank
  3. prank call
  4. prank called
  5. prank calling
  6. prank calls
  7. prank up
  8. prankage
  9. pranked
  10. prankee
  11. prankees

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