PhilosipherStoned Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I remember hearing people say they got a crank call as a kid, and I've probably said crank call a few times myself there after. That phrase has always bothered me I mean it's Crank Yankers, not Prank yankers, but the term crank call obviously started as a sort of mondegreen from prank call.. What do you guys think prank call or.... crank call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Crank but prank makes more sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 They're two separate things. Crank call has an agenda. Prank call is just a random act of buffoonery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, tsar4 said: They're two separate things. Crank call has an agenda. Prank call is just a random act of buffoonery. See I've read that as well. I was sifting through pages like this when I first thought of making the thread.https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/117939/crank-call-vs-prank-call I also forgot Crank was slang for an angry or cross person back in the day so it makes sense someone calling you up for a shouting match would be a "crank call" Edited July 21, 2022 by PhilosipherStoned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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