Played a practical joke on someone, often involving tricking or surprising them in a humorous way.
From 'prank,' possibly from Dutch 'prang' (a tight spot) or Dutch 'pranglijck' (strange), or possibly from Middle English 'prancke.' The exact origin is uncertain but emerged in the 1600s.
April Fools' Day pranks exist in some form in almost every culture, but the word 'pranked' really took off in English around the same time as newspapers, because printing made it easier to spread humorous hoaxes.
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