plisky

American  

[plis-kee] / ˈplɪs ki /

Or pliskie

noun

plural

pliskies

1. a mischievous trick; practical joke; prank.

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adjective

1. mischievous; playful.

Etymology

Origin of plisky

First recorded in 1700–10; origin unknown

Example Sentences

Jist playin' a plisky on ye, and he meant that Tom wad pit ye in the way o' becoming a player.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

Man, they're a' oot to Scaurnose to see the plisky.

From The Marquis of Lossie by MacDonald, George

Man, there a' oot to Scaurnose to see the plisky.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. by Various

I nobbut wish he may catch ye i' that plisky.

From The Three Brontës by Sinclair, May

Faith! yon was an ill plisky ye played me to brak into my chop an' steal the bonnie leddy.'

From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George