inocentada

f.

1 practical joke, trick.

hacerle una inocentada a alguien to play a trick o practical joke on somebody

2 prank, practical joke, April Fools' joke, leg-pull.

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inocentada

► nombre femenino

1 practical joke

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FRASEOLOGÍA

gastarle la inocentada a alguien to play a practical joke on somebody, play a trick on somebody

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SF

1) practical joke, April Fool joke

See:

ver nota culturelle DÍA DE LOS (SANTOS) INOCENTES in inocente

2) (=simpleza) (=dicho) naïve remark; (=error) blunder

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femenino ≈April Fools' joke (played on 28 December)

gastarle or hacerle inocentadas a alguien — to play practical jokes on somebody

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= practical joke.

Ex. The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.

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femenino ≈April Fools' joke (played on 28 December)

gastarle or hacerle inocentadas a alguien — to play practical jokes on somebody

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= practical joke.

Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.

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inocentada

feminine

≈ April Fools' joke (played on 28 December)

gastarle or hacerle inocentadas a algn to play practical jokes on sb

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inocentada sustantivo femenino ≈ April Fools' joke (played on 28 December);
gastarle or hacerle inocentadas a algn to play practical jokes on sb
inocentada f fam practical joke
(en el día de los Santos Inocentes) April Fool's joke: este año le haremos una inocentada a Ernesto, this year we'll play an April Fool's joke on Ernesto
El día de los Santos Inocentes (28 de diciembre) tiene su equivalente anglosajón en el April Fool's Day (1.º de abril).
'inocentada' also found in these entries:
English:
practical joke

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inocentada nf

practical joke, trick [played on 28th December], ≈ April Fool's joke;

hacerle una inocentada a alguien to play a practical joke o trick on sb

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inocentada

f practical joke (played esp on December 28)

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inocentada n practical joke