To habitually play tricks or jokes on people: “He’s always ________.”
| UP TO SOMETHING | 132 |
| PLAYING PRANKS | 102 |
| CLOWNING | 100 |
| JOKING | 60 |
| TEASING | 59 |
| PLAYING JOKES | 41 |
| PLAYING TRICKS | 39 |
| PULLING SOMETHING | 36 |
| FOOLING AROUND | 35 |
| HORSING AROUND | 34 |
| KIDDING | 29 |
| CUTTING UP | 27 |
| NR | 26 |
| PULLING JOKES | 26 |
| PULLING PRANKS | 26 |
| PRANKING | 21 |
| CLOWNING AROUND | 16 |
| FOOLING | 15 |
| UP TO SOME DEVILTRY | 13 |
| GOOFING OFF | 12 |
| PLAYING PRACTICAL JOKES | 10 |
| KIDDING AROUND | 8 |
| PESTERING | 8 |
| UP TO SOME DEVILMENT | 8 |
| DOING SOMETHING | 7 |
| JOKING AROUND | 7 |
| PRACTICAL JOKER | 7 |
| PRANKSTER | 7 |
| GOOFING AROUND | 6 |
| JOKESTER | 6 |
| PULLING OFF SOMETHING | 6 |
| ACTING UP | 5 |
| A-PRANKING | 5 |
| PLAYING A JOKE | 5 |
| TRICKING | 5 |
| UP TO HIS TRICKS | 5 |
| UP TO NO GOOD | 5 |
| UP TO SOME MISCHIEF | 5 |
| CARRYING ON | 4 |
| FUCKING AROUND | 4 |
| FULL OF PRANKS | 4 |
| FUNNING | 4 |
| KIBITZING | 4 |
| MESSING AROUND | 4 |
| MISCHIEVOUS | 4 |
| PULLING A FAST ONE | 4 |
| PULLING A PRANK | 4 |
| CLOWN | 3 |
| FULL OF THE DEVIL | 3 |
| JOKER | 3 |
| JOSHING | 3 |
| PRACTICAL JOKING | 3 |
| PRANKING AROUND | 3 |
| PULLING A STUNT | 3 |
| PULLING OFF JOKES | 3 |
| PULLING SOME STUNT | 3 |
| PULLING TRICKS | 3 |
| PULLING YOUR LEG | 3 |
| SHOWING OFF | 3 |
| TRYING TO BE FUNNY | 3 |
| UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS | 3 |
| UP TO TRICKS | 3 |
| ACTING SILLY | 2 |
| ACTING SMART | 2 |
| CARD | 2 |
| CUTTING THE FOOL | 2 |
| DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT | 2 |
| FULL OF JOKES | 2 |
| FULL OF TRICKS | 2 |
| GOT SOMETHING GOING | 2 |
| INTO SOMETHING | 2 |
| MAKING JOKES | 2 |
| PEST | 2 |
| PICKING | 2 |
| PLAYING A PRANK | 2 |
| PLAYING AROUND | 2 |
| PLAYING GAGS | 2 |
| PLAYING GAMES | 2 |
| PULLING A GAG | 2 |
| PULLING A JOKE | 2 |
| PULLING MY LEG | 2 |
| PULLING SOMETHING OFF | 2 |
| READY | 2 |
| SCREWING AROUND | 2 |
| TEASER | 2 |
| TORMENTING | 2 |
| TRICKING PEOPLE | 2 |
| TRICKING SOMEBODY | 2 |
| TRICKY | 2 |
| TRYING SOMETHING | 2 |
| UP TO HIS DEVILMENT | 2 |
| UP TO MISCHIEF | 2 |
| A-CLOWNING | 1 |
| ACTING A FOOL | 1 |
| ACTING THE FOOL | 1 |
| ACTING THE MONKEY | 1 |
| A-FOOLING | 1 |
| A-JOKING | 1 |
| ANNOYING ME | 1 |
| ANNOYING PEOPLE | 1 |
| ANNOYING SOMEBODY | 1 |
| APRIL-FOOLING | 1 |
| ATTRACTING ATTENTION | 1 |
| BEEN A PRACTICAL JOKER | 1 |
| BEEN A PRANKSTER | 1 |
| BEING A DEVIL | 1 |
| BEING A PRACTICAL JOKER | 1 |
| BEING DEVILISH | 1 |
| BEING FUNNY | 1 |
| BEING SMART | 1 |
| BEING SMART-ALECKY | 1 |
| BOTHERING | 1 |
| BOTHERING SOMEONE | 1 |
| BUGGING ME | 1 |
| BUGGING SOMEBODY | 1 |
| BUGGING SOMEONE | 1 |
| BULLSHITTIN’ | 1 |
| BUMMING OTHER PEOPLE OUT | 1 |
| CAREFREE | 1 |
| CARRYING ON FOOLISHNESS | 1 |
| CARRYING ON JOKES | 1 |
| CLOWNING IT | 1 |
| CLOWNING UP | 1 |
| CONNIVING | 1 |
| CONSIDERED A PRANKSTER | 1 |
| CRACKING JOKES | 1 |
| CRACKING ME | 1 |
| CRAZY ACTING | 1 |
| CUTTING CAPERS | 1 |
| CUTTING UP CRAZINESS | 1 |
| DEALING | 1 |
| DEVIL | 1 |
| DEVILIN’ SOMEBODY | 1 |
| DEVILING | 1 |
| DOING PRACTICAL JOKES | 1 |
| DOING PRANKS | 1 |
| DOING PRANKS ON PEOPLE | 1 |
| DOING SOME FUNNY WORK | 1 |
| DOING SOME KIND OF TRICKS | 1 |
| DOING SOMETHING FUNNY | 1 |
| DOING SOMETHING HE SHOULDN’T | 1 |
| DOING THAT | 1 |
| DOING THINGS LIKE THAT | 1 |
| DOING TRICKS | 1 |
| DOING WEIRD THINGS | 1 |
| FIGURING OUT SOMETHING | 1 |
| FOOLING ‘EM | 1 |
| FOOLING PEOPLE | 1 |
| FOOLING SOMEBODY | 1 |
| FULL OF HELL | 1 |
| FULL OF HORSEPLAY | 1 |
| FULL OF IT | 1 |
| GETTING A RISE OUT OF THE PEOPLE | 1 |
| GETTING IN TROUBLE | 1 |
| GETTING INTO TROUBLE | 1 |
| GETTING THE BEST OF EVERYBODY | 1 |
| GIVING ‘EM THE RUN ‘ROUND | 1 |
| GIVING SOMEBODY THE RAZZ | 1 |
| GOOFING | 1 |
| GOT SOME MISCHIEF | 1 |
| GOT SOMETHING UP HIS SLEEVE | 1 |
| HAMMING IT UP | 1 |
| HAVING A GOOD TIME | 1 |
| HE THINKS HE’S THE LIFE OF THE PARTY | 1 |
| HERE COMES THE JOKER | 1 |
| HORSE PLAYING | 1 |
| HORSING | 1 |
| HORSING OFF | 1 |
| IN A JOLLY MOOD | 1 |
| IN CHARACTER | 1 |
| IN SOME DEVILMENT | 1 |
| IN THE MOOD | 1 |
| INTO MISCHIEF | 1 |
| JAGGING AROUND | 1 |
| JAGGING PEOPLE OFF | 1 |
| JAZZING AROUND | 1 |
| JESTING | 1 |
| JOCULAR | 1 |
| JOKEY | 1 |
| JOLLY | 1 |
| JOSHING SOMEONE | 1 |
| KIDDER | 1 |
| KIDDIN’ AROUND | 1 |
| KIDDING ‘EM | 1 |
| LIFE OF THE PARTY | 1 |
| MAKING A BORE OF HIMSELF | 1 |
| MAKING A FOOL OF HIMSELF | 1 |
| MAKING A SPECTACLE OF HIMSELF | 1 |
| MESSING WITH SOMEBODY | 1 |
| MISCHIEVIOUS | 1 |
| MONKEYING AROUND | 1 |
| NEEDLING | 1 |
| NOT CAREFUL WITH THE TRUTH | 1 |
| NOW WHAT’S HE UP TO | 1 |
| ORNERY | 1 |
| ORNERY SON OF A BITCH | 1 |
| PASSING JOKES | 1 |
| PESTERING PEOPLE | 1 |
| PESTERING SOMEBODY | 1 |
| PESTING SOMEONE | 1 |
| PICKING ON ‘EM | 1 |
| PICKING ON SOMEBODY | 1 |
| PLAY ON | 1 |
| PLAYING | 1 |
| PLAYING A STUNT | 1 |
| PLAYING A TRICK | 1 |
| PLAYING CAPERS | 1 |
| PLAYING CAPS AND BELLS | 1 |
| PLAYING DIRTY TRICKS | 1 |
| PLAYING FUNNY | 1 |
| PLAYING JOKES ON PEOPLE | 1 |
| PLAYING JOKES ON SOMEONE | 1 |
| PLAYING JOKES ON SOMEONE ELSE | 1 |
| PLAYING PRANKS ON SOMEONE | 1 |
| PLAYING THE FOOL | 1 |
| PLAYING TRICKS ON PEOPLE | 1 |
| PLAYING TRICKS ON SOMEONE | 1 |
| PLUGGING SOMEONE | 1 |
| PRANK | 1 |
| PRANKING ON SOMEONE | 1 |
| PRANKING SOME OF HIS TRICKS | 1 |
| PRANKS | 1 |
| PRANKSTERING | 1 |
| PULLING | 1 |
| PULLING A GIG | 1 |
| PULLING A HOT ONE | 1 |
| PULLING A PRANK ON SOMEONE | 1 |
| PULLING FAST ONES | 1 |
| PULLING FUNNIES | 1 |
| PULLING GAGS | 1 |
| PULLING GOOD ONES | 1 |
| PULLING JOKES ON YOU | 1 |
| PULLING OFF TRICKS | 1 |
| PULLING ONE | 1 |
| PULLING PRACTICAL JOKES | 1 |
| PULLING PRANKS ON PEOPLE | 1 |
| PULLING PRANKS ON SOMEBODY | 1 |
| PULLING SOME SHENANIGAN | 1 |
| PULLING SOMEBODY’S LEG | 1 |
| PULLING SOMEONE’S LEG | 1 |
| PULLING SOMETHING FUNNY | 1 |
| PULLING SOMETHING ON SO-AND-SO | 1 |
| PULLING STUNTS | 1 |
| PULLING THE WOOL | 1 |
| PUNNING | 1 |
| PUTTING ONE OVER ON YOU | 1 |
| PUTTING YOU ON | 1 |
| RAISING CAIN | 1 |
| RAISING HELL | 1 |
| RAZZING | 1 |
| READY TO DO IT | 1 |
| RIGGING | 1 |
| SCARING ME | 1 |
| SCREWBALL | 1 |
| SMART-ALECKY | 1 |
| SMARTING AROUND | 1 |
| SMARTING OFF | 1 |
| SO SMART | 1 |
| SPOOFING | 1 |
| SPOOFING AROUND | 1 |
| STEALING THE SPOTLIGHT | 1 |
| STRINGING SOMEBODY UP | 1 |
| SUCH A WAG | 1 |
| TEASE | 1 |
| TEASING PEOPLE | 1 |
| TEASING SOMEBODY | 1 |
| TEASING SOMEONE | 1 |
| TELLING FIBS | 1 |
| THAT’S SOME MORE OF HIS HORSEFEATHERS | 1 |
| THINKING OF SOMETHING | 1 |
| THINKING UP SOMETHING | 1 |
| TORMENTING SOMEBODY | 1 |
| TRICKIN’ ME | 1 |
| TRICKING SOMEONE | 1 |
| TRYING SOMETHING FUNNY | 1 |
| TRYING SOMETHING NEW | 1 |
| TRYING TO BE SMART | 1 |
| TRYING TO BE THE BIGGEST FOOL IN THE PUDDLE | 1 |
| TRYING TO CATCH SOMEBODY | 1 |
| TRYING TO GET THINGS STIRRED UP | 1 |
| TRYING TO GET YOUR GOAT | 1 |
| TRYING TO PLAY TRICKS ON SOMEBODY | 1 |
| TRYING TO PULL SOMETHING | 1 |
| TRYING TO TRICK SOMEBODY | 1 |
| UP TO DEVILMENT | 1 |
| UP TO FUNNY STUFF | 1 |
| UP TO HORSEPLAY | 1 |
| UP TO MONKEYSHINES | 1 |
| UP TO PRANKS | 1 |
| UP TO SOME DEVILISHNESS | 1 |
| UP TO SOME FOOLISHNESS | 1 |
| UP TO SOME MEANNESS | 1 |
| UP TO SOME MONKEY SHINE | 1 |
| UP TO SOME MONKEY TRICK | 1 |
| UP TO SOME TRICK | 1 |
| UP TO SOME TRICKS | 1 |
| UP TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT | 1 |
| WARTING PEOPLE | 1 |
| WISE GUY | 1 |
| WISE-CRACKING | 1 |
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