Meaning of prank call | Babel Free
Definitions
A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.
Equivalents
العربية
اِتِّصَال مَقْلَب
Deutsch
Telefonstreich
Español
chanza telefónica
日本語
悪戯電話
Português
trote
Svenska
busringning
Examples
“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).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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