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pranksterism

pranksterism noun: the attitudes or behaviour of a prankster; a tendency to play practical jokes.

Noun

pranksterism (uncountable)

  1. The attitudes or behaviour of a prankster; a tendency to play practical jokes.

Origin of pranksterism

From prankster + -ism.

Questions about pranksterism

What does pranksterism mean?
Pranksterism means the attitudes or behaviour of a prankster; a tendency to play practical jokes.
What part of speech is pranksterism?
Pranksterism is a noun.

Words near pranksterism in the dictionary

  1. pranksomeness
  2. prankster
  3. pranksteress
  4. pranksteresses
  5. pranksterish
  6. pranksterism
  7. pranksters
  8. prankstress
  9. prankstresses
  10. prankt
  11. pranky

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