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  • 1mischief — UK [ˈmɪstʃɪf] / US noun [uncountable] behaviour or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people be up to/get up to mischief (= do something bad): The boys are always up to some mischief or other. get into …

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  • 2mischief — mis|chief [ˈmıstʃıf] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: meschief something bad that happens , from mes ( MIS ) + chief head, end ] 1.) [U] bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm ▪ Now run… …

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  • 3mischief — noun 1 (U) bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm: get into mischief (=behave in a way that causes trouble): Now run along, and don t get into mischief. | be up to mischief (=plan or do something …

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  • 4Mischief Night — (also known as Devil s Night, Hell Night, Cabbage Night, Gate Night, Mizzy Night, Miggy Night, Goosing Night, and Egg Nyte) is an annual tradition in parts of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and the United States …

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  • 5Mischief Makers (TV series) — Mischief Makers was children s television series created by National Telepix that debuted on television syndication in 1960. The fifteen minute series consisted of shortened Our Gang silent shorts that were originally released through Pathé, as… …

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  • 6Mischief night — is a tradition in northern England, Scotland, Ireland, and the United States of a night in the calendar when the custom is for preteens and teenagers to take a degree of license to play pranks and do mischief to their… …

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  • 7Mischief Brew — Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Genres Anarcho punk, folk punk Years active 2000 Present Labels Fistolo Records, Gunner Records, Art Of The Underground …

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  • 8Mischief — Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused …

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  • 9Mischief Night (film) — Mischief Nights Directed by Penny Woolcock Produced by Penny Woolcock …

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  • 10mischief — (n.) c.1300, evil condition, misfortune, need, want, from O.Fr. meschief misfortune, harm, trouble; annoyance, vexation (12c., Mod.Fr. méchef), verbal noun from meschever come or bring to grief, be unfortunate (opposite of achieve), from mes… …

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