All practical joke synonyms

noun practical joke

• wittiness — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
• bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
• wit — the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
• high-jinks — boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.
• hoax — something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
• jollification — jolly merrymaking; jolly festivity.
• joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
• whimsicality — Also, whimsicalness. whimsical quality or character.
• game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
• caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
• mummery — the performance of mummers.
• monkeyshines — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
• jig — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
• funny business — improper or unethical conduct, as deception or trickery: He won't stand for any funny business here.
• high jinks — boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.
• wordplay — clever or subtle repartee; verbal wit.
• facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
• gag — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
• jape — to jest; joke; gibe.