[ adj ] naughtily or annoyingly playful <adj.all> teasing and worrying with impish laughtera wicked prank
Prankish \Prank"ish\, a. Full of pranks; frolicsome.
More than many industries, the brokerage business is based on personal relationships, steeped in prankish humor, and reliant on clannish favor-swapping.
In a famous mistake, the Boston Globe went to press in 1980 with an editorial bearing a prankish headline that had not been intended to see the light of day: "More Mush from the Wimp." To offset perceived wimpishness, candidates often talk tough.