prankers
Those who deceive
Prankers are people who play pranks—practical jokes or mischievous tricks on others.
The word is informal and somewhat playful, often appearing in contexts involving social media or video content where pranking has become a genre: The prankers filled his office with balloons while he was on vacation.
Deliberate online agitators
- YouTubersPeople making online videos
- viralSpreading quickly online
- content creatorsPeople making online media
- reaction videosFootage of viewers responding
hidden camera · social media · subscribers · clickbait · influencers · stunts · compilations · challenges
Clowns or wild cards
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
- hoaxersThose who deceive deliberately
- jestersProfessional court fools
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
mischief-makers · practical jokers · funsters · wisecrackers · cutups · scamps · imps · rascals
trolls
Deliberate online agitators
- YouTubersPeople making online videos
- viralSpreading quickly online
- content creatorsPeople making online media
reaction videos · hidden camera · social media · subscribers · clickbait · influencers · stunts · compilations · challenges · TikTokers
jokers
Clowns or wild cards
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
- hoaxersThose who deceive deliberately
- jestersProfessional court fools
troublemakers · mischief-makers · practical jokers · funsters · wisecrackers · cutups · scamps · imps · rascals · rogues
prankerskilljoys
Fun-squelching people
spoilsports · wet blankets · squares · sticklers · stuffed shirts