Meaning of prank call | Babel Free

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A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.

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“Until noon only 251 prank calls to the Bronx Zoo had been sifted out, compared with the day-long total of 3352 on April 1, 1960. The pranksters would call Wellington 3-1500 to talk with a "Mr. Fox" (or Lyon, Bear or Wolf).”

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