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, nounWords nearby leg-pull
Legnica, Lego, leg-of-mutton, legoglobin, legong, leg-pull, Legree, Legree, Simon, legroom, leg rope, leg stump
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British Dictionary definitions for leg-pull
leg-pull
noun
British informal a practical joke or mild deception
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