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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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prank call

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prank call

Noun

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

Japanese Meaning

相手が気づかないうちに、誰かになりすまして電話をかけ、ジョークやいたずらを仕掛ける行為（いたずら電話）

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I couldn't stop laughing after I listened to the prank call we recorded last night.

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昨夜録音したいたずら電話を聞いて、笑いが止まらなかった。

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

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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prank calls

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