prank

Meanings

Noun

• acting like a clown or buffoon
• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Verb

• dress or decorate showily or gaudily
  • "Roses were pranking the lawn"
• dress up showily
  • "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"

Synonyms

antic, buffoonery, caper, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, joke, put-on, trick