prankee
Dupe of mischief
A prankee is the target or victim of a prank—the person being tricked or fooled.
The word follows the pattern of other -ee formations (employee, payee) to denote the one who receives the action: The prankee didn't realize the spider was fake until everyone started laughing.
One harmed by another
- dupeDeceive or victim
- markVisible impression or sign
- patsyEasily deceived victim
- stoogeEasily manipulated pawn
fall guy · butt · sucker · chump · prey · scapegoat · pawn · sitting duck
Easily deceived
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustfulDisposed to believe others
unwitting · unaware · oblivious · guileless · ingenuous · artless · trusting · innocent
Misled by cunning
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
duped · misled · conned · outwitted · beguiled · taken in · set up · had
Caught unawares
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- confusedUnable to understand
embarrassed · flustered · red-faced · speechless · gobsmacked · flabbergasted · mortified · stunned
victim
One harmed by another
stooge · fall guy · butt · sucker · chump · prey · scapegoat · pawn · sitting duck · easy mark
gullible
Easily deceived
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- credulousProne to blind trust
trustful · unwitting · unaware · oblivious · guileless · ingenuous · artless · trusting · innocent · simple
tricked
Misled by cunning
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- deceivedMisled into false belief
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
bamboozled · duped · misled · conned · outwitted · beguiled · taken in · set up · had · snookered
surprised
Caught unawares
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
confused · embarrassed · flustered · red-faced · speechless · gobsmacked · flabbergasted · mortified · stunned · humiliated
- prank callDeceptive phone joke
- prank callingNuisance phone harassment
- pulling pranks
- office pranksHumorous tricks at work
- prank calledMade a hoax phone call
- prank videoRecording of a trick
prank, pranks, prankster, pranking, pranked, prankish, prankishness, prankishly, prankees