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 The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     But Republicans ridiculed that idea as fantasy and mischiefmaking.

Noun

mischiefmaking (uncountable)

1. The making of mischief; troublemaking.