noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Joking, fibbing or teasing. informal, uncountable
2. 2
   as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

leg-pull

Etymology

From the term pull someone's leg.

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