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legpull
leg-pull
/
ˈlɛgˌpʊl
/
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leg
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oo
l
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noun
an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like:
The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull.
Origin:
1910–15
Related forms
leg-pull·er,
noun
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leg-pull
—
n
informal
(
Brit
) a practical joke or mild deception
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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