pranking

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of prank

noun

1. (archaic)A showy adornment.
2. (archaic)The playing of pranks or tricks; monkeyshines, didoes.

   “So they have trooped forth to organize village down-and-outs and ne'er-do-wells into would-be combat units. If this is the case, then like most other collegiate prankings, the show has turned out to be both trite and puny, deceiving no one […]”