mischiefmaking

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adjective

Making mischief; naughty, prankish.

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Meanings

adjectivemischiefmaking (comparative more mischiefmaking, superlative most mischiefmaking)

comparative more mischiefmaking · superlative most mischiefmaking

  1. Making mischief; naughty, prankish.

    But Republicans ridiculed that idea as fantasy and mischiefmaking.

    2007 February 6, Bruce Lambert, “Race for State Senate Seat Breaks Spending Record”, in New York Times
nounmischiefmaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe making of mischief; troublemaking.

Origin

From mischief + making.

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APA

mischiefmaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischiefmaking

MLA

“mischiefmaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischiefmaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mischiefmaking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischiefmaking.

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