toilet papering

House streamer mischief

Toilet papering is the prank of festooning someone's property—usually trees and shrubs—with unspooled toilet paper.

It's typically done by teenagers at night, leaving the target to clean up streamers of wet or dew-soaked paper the next morning.

The act is mischievous rather than malicious: We toilet papered the principal's house after homecoming.

prank

shenanigans

Mischievous or deceitful behavior

mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
trickDeliberate deception
gagMouth restraint or jest

hoax · practical joke · high jinks · tomfoolery · stunt · antic · monkeyshines · horseplay · caper · escapade

vandalism

trespass

Unauthorized entry onto property

property damageHarm to possessions
cleanupRestoration of order
defacementDamaging an appearance

nuisance · delinquency · illegal · misdemeanor · graffiti · egging · forking · homeowner · restitution · police

Halloween

trick-or-treat

Halloween candy solicitation

OctoberYear's tenth month
autumnPost-summer cooling period
costumesClothes for assuming roles

spooky · candy · jack-o'-lantern · haunted · ghosts · witches · pumpkins · egging · neighborhood · after dark

Categories

Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
prankspranks, prank calls, prank call, prank video, practical jokes
mischiefmischief, hijinks, antics, pranks, antic
school mischiefspitballs, note passing, passing notes, cheating, copying
retaliationrevenge, retaliation, payback, reprisal, vengeance

Opposites

property treatment

toilet paperingcleaning up

Removing dirt, disorder

landscaping · power washing · tidying · home renovation · lawn care

intent and effect

toilet paperingneighborhood cleanup

Organized local area maintenance

community service · landscaping · home improvement · raking leaves · caretaking

Family

toilet, paper, toilets, toileting, papers, papered, papering

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G