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9. prozvonit is to prank, in slang I've heard & used here in Australia.

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Prozvonit's equivalent in English is a "bat-call." A bat-call can also be used to notify the other person of something (not necessarily to prompt a call back). As in, "When I get to your house, come outside when I give you a bat-call"

In Russian it's also called "mayak" (literally 'beacon').

>Prozvonit's equivalent in English is a "bat-call."

Nice. In which country?

Never heard this in the UK. I've only ever heard "prank."

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