A practical joke or mischievous trick.
play a prank
An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
She played a cruel prank on him.
To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
“If someone’s pranking me,” Rowlands remembered thinking, “they’re going to great lengths to make it work.”
To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.
Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English pranken (“to adorn, arrange one's attire”), probably from Middle Dutch pronken, proncken (“to flaunt, make a show, arrange one's attire”), related to Germ...
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Hey man, prank me when you wanna get picked up.
To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
In sumptuous tire she ioyd her selfe to prancke