Dido vs. Prank — What's the Difference?

Dido ( DY-doh; Ancient Greek: Διδώ Greek pronunciation: [diː.dɔ̌ː], Latin pronunciation: [ˈdiːdoː]), also known as Alyssa or Elissa ( ə-LISS-ə, Ἔλισσα), was the legendary foundress and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage, located in modern Tunisia. Known only through ancient Greek and Roman sources, most of which were written well after Carthage's founding, her historicity remains uncertain.

A mischievous trick or practical joke.

The founder and queen of Carthage, who fell in love with Aeneas and killed herself when he abandoned her.

To decorate or dress ostentatiously or gaudily

A mischievous prank or antic; a caper.

A practical joke or mischievous trick.

A fuss, a row.

(obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.

(transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.

A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.

To call someone's phone and promptly hang up

(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.

(intransitive) To make an ostentatious show.

(obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.

To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; - often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

To make ostentatious show.

A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.

Full of gambols or tricks.

Acting like a clown or buffoon

A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Dress or decorate showily or gaudily;

Dress up showily;