PLAY A JOKE ON Synonyms

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

• deceive somebody

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

• a person who is tricked or swindled

• fool or hoax

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

• activity characterized by good humor

• tell a joke; speak humorously

• act in a funny or teasing way

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• give false or misleading information to

• the act of mocking or ridiculing

• constituting a copy or imitation of something

• treat with contempt

• imitate with mockery and derision

• acting like a clown or buffoon

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• dress or decorate showily or gaudily

• dress up showily

• someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

• a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

• annoy persistently

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

• tear into pieces

• raise the nap of (fabrics)

• disentangle and raise the fibers of

• separate the fibers of

• mock or make fun of playfully

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

• deceive somebody

• a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch

• an adornment that hangs from a watch chain

• short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest

• deceive somebody

• alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

• English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)

• a shifty deceptive person

• English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

• a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

• the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox

• the Algonquian language of the Fox

• deceive somebody

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

• deceive somebody

• deceive somebody

• deceive somebody

• subject to a playful hoax or joke