leg-pull
[ leg-poo l ]
/ ˈlɛgˌpʊl /
noun
an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like: The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull.
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Origin of leg-pull
First recorded in 1910–15
OTHER WORDS FROM leg-pull
leg-pull·er, nounWords nearby leg-pull
leg stump, leg up, a, leg warmer, leg-break, leg-of-mutton, leg-pull, leg., legacy, legal, legal age, legal aid
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Example sentences from the Web for leg-pull
The Australian has a habit of pulling his mate's leg, and being on his guard against a leg-pull in return.
Letters from France|C. E. W. BeanHeaven knows who invented the story, but it sounds like a "leg-pull," which had got out of hand and spread like a disease.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham Bower
British Dictionary definitions for leg-pull
leg-pull
noun
British informal a practical joke or mild deception
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