mischiefmaking

English

Etymology

From mischief +‎ making.

Adjective

mischiefmaking (comparative more mischiefmaking, superlative most mischiefmaking)

  1. Making mischief; naughty, prankish.
    • 2007 February 6, Bruce Lambert, “Race for State Senate Seat Breaks Spending Record”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      But Republicans ridiculed that idea as fantasy and mischiefmaking.

Noun

mischiefmaking (uncountable)

  1. The making of mischief; troublemaking.
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