The phrase "a prank of a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a specific type of prank, often emphasizing its nature or quality.
Example: "That was quite a prank of a joke you pulled on me during the party."
Alternatives: "a type of prank" or "a kind of prank".
"I am deeply outraged by a prank of a Gdansk Fine Arts Academy student whose pseudo-art desecrated the memory of 600,000 Soviet soldiers who died in the fight for Poland's freedom and independence," wrote Alexander Alekseev, the Russian envoy.
A prank of serving tea in a cup stuck to the saucer was all the better because people having tried and failed to lever them apart with spoons or brute strength still attempted to sip nicely.
Now that the new regime in Argentina has u earthed all that wealth peron stashed away, we suggest that in the interest of international amity a modest portion of this be set aside for Signer Tomassi, who otherwise stands destined to become the last of Peron's shirtless ones - a descamisado saddled by a prank of politics with several tons of petrified dictator.
And, even if they did want to work on the Snowden issue, convincing tech-skeptical senior staff why they should spend their time with a platform that has become a prank of idle citizens is an uphill climb.
Pam feels guilty for spoiling the prank, so she tries to make it up to Jim by devising a prank of her own.
Bored, I decided that it would be fun to play a prank on a good friend of mine: I would pretend that he had mysteriously died.
"This is technically the first Trojan horse seen for the iPhone, however it does appear to be more of a prank than an actual threat," said Cox. "The impact of uninstalling the 'Trojan' would appear to be an unintended side effect.
A GOOGLE bomb — which some Web gurus have suggested is perhaps better called a link bomb, in that it affects most search engines — has typically been thought of as something between a prank and a form of protest.
Outspoken deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who recently dismissed US sanctions imposed on Mr Putin's inner circle as a "prank", tweeted a photo of himself upon arrival in Crimea with the words: "Crimea is ours, and that's that".
Not a prank: hiding a baggie of flour in your brother's car and telling 911 it's Columbian bam bam.
