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Definition of "play a joke on" []
- Subject to a playful hoax or joke (verb)
- Deceive somebody (verb)
WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
Use "play a joke on" in a sentence
- "I was not present when he called at our hotel, and my absence gave my fellow-clergymen an opportunity to play a joke on the gentleman from the gospel-ship."
- "I had been wishing for several days to play a joke on him, and had arranged a plan with Captain Lute North to carry it into execution."