Schabernack

The fellow in the drawing was too greedy - and fell into the cake dough. Sticky toothpaste on the door handle, marbles underfoot, a doorbell rung incessantly but no one is at the door when you open, a stink bomb thrust into your open car window - the list of pranks goes on and on. A "Schabernack" refers to a relatively harmless practical joke. It's all about mischief and monkey business.