short-sheeting

Folded sheet trick

Short-sheeting is a prank where bedsheets are folded so the victim can't fully extend their legs when climbing in.

The top sheet is tucked under the pillow and folded back to look normal, but the sleeper's feet hit a dead end halfway down.

A classic of summer camps and slumber parties: We short-sheeted the counselor's bed while he was at dinner.

prank

bedding

Materials covering a mattress

tucked · surprise · bunkmate · dormitory · fraternity · trickster · mischief · summer camp · initiation · cabin

mechanics

fold

Bend onto itself

halfway · trap · feet · kick · stuck · hospital corners · crease · linens · bedspread · doubled

Opposites
intent/effect

short-sheetingturndown service

Evening housekeeping bed preparation

making the bed · hospitality · pampering · bed-making · tucking in

prank severity

short-sheetingvandalism

Willful property damage

hazing · property damage · sabotage · swatting · arson

intent/harm level

short-sheetingvandalism

Willful property damage

sabotage · arson · malicious mischief · criminal damage · defacement

Family

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G