prank call

Noun

 * 1) A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.

Translations

 * Arabic: اِتِّصَال مَقْلَب
 * Finnish: pilapuhelu
 * German: Telefonstreich
 * Japanese: 悪戯電話
 * Portuguese:
 * Swedish: busringning

Verb

 * 1)  To call (an unsuspecting person) on the telephone as a practical joke.