pranking

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of prank

plural prankings

1. archaicA showy adornment.
2. archaicThe playing of pranks or tricks; monkeyshines, didoes.

   So they have trooped forth to organize village down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells into would-be combat units. If this is the case, then like most other collegiate prankings, the show has turned out to be both trite and puny, deceiving no one […]

   1933, The Commonweal, volume 19, page 241