leg-pull


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leg-pull

n
informal Brit a practical joke or mild deception
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

leg′-pull`



n.
an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like.
[1910–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.leg-pull - as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true
leg-pulling
jest, joke, jocularity - activity characterized by good humor
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Translations

leg-pull

[ˈlegpʊl] N → broma f, tomadura f de pelo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

leg-pull

[ˈlɛgˌpʊl] n (fam) → scherzo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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