Leg-pull

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A joke, fib or tease. informal
  2. 2
    as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true wordnet

Synonyms

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comebackcrackcutcutting remarkdigdump

Etymology

From the term pull someone's leg.

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