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leg-pull

[ leg-pool ]
/ 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-puller, noun

Words nearby leg-pull

Legnica, Lego, leg-of-mutton, legoglobin, legong, leg-pull, Legree, Legree, Simon, legroom, leg rope, leg stump
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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. Bean

  • Heaven 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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