Jokes & Pranks

to make one's fingers V-shaped and put them behind a person's head as a way of joking, particularly when taking a photograph

I can't believe you gave me bunny ears in that group photo!

to grab and pull a person's underwear or pants to make it get stuck between their buttocks, often as a prank

During our school camping trip, my friends thought it would be funny to give me a melvin while I was setting up my tent.

in an ironic, humorous, or insincere way, not meant to be taken literally

When she said she was an expert at skydiving, I knew she was speaking with her tongue in her cheek.

to behave in a silly way, particularly to amuse or entertain others

At the costume party, he decided to play the goat and showed up dressed as a clown.

to joke with someone in a friendly manner by trying to make them believe something that is not true

Are you serious, or are you just pulling my leg?

said humorously when a light is switched on, referring a Bible story about how God lighted the earth for the first time

As the curtains were drawn back, she flipped the switch, and with a theatrical flourish, proclaimed, "Let there be light!"