plisky
An obsolete Scottish term for a practical joke or prank — a mischievous trick played on someone.
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An obsolete Scottish term for a practical joke or prank — a mischievous trick played on someone. Used in older Scots literature and dialect writing. Related to the broader Scots tradition of playful mischief captured in words like 'daffin' and 'horseplay.'
The lads had played many a plisky on the new schoolmaster before he wised up.
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(obsolete, Scotland) A practical joke.
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