Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)A joke, fib or tease.

More definitions
  • as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true

Origin

From the term pull someone's leg.

From the term pull someone's leg.

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Forms

plural: leg-pulls
Singularleg-pull
Pluralleg-pulls

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true:leg-pulling

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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