leg-pull
[ leg-pool ]
noun
an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like: The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull.
Origin of leg-pull
1First recorded in 1910–15
Other words from leg-pull
- leg-puller, noun
Words Nearby leg-pull
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How to use leg-pull in a sentence
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 BowerThe 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
British Dictionary definitions for leg-pull
leg-pull
noun
British informal a practical joke or mild deception
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