tv. to tease or deceive someone innocently and in fun. : Come on! You're just putting me on!
tv. to introduce someone to cannabis use, usually smoking. (Drugs.) : Where did you get that stuff? Who put you on?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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put across
Cause to be understood or accepted, as in She put her views across very well. [c. 1920]
Attain or carry through by deceit, as in You can't put anything across this teacher. [c. 1920] Also see put over, def. 3.
