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LEG-PULLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leg-pulling mean? 

LEG-PULLING (noun)
  The noun LEG-PULLING has 1 sense:

1. as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not trueplay

  Familiarity information: LEG-PULLING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEG-PULLING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

As a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

leg-pull; leg-pulling

Hypernyms ("leg-pulling" is a kind of...):

jest; jocularity; joke (activity characterized by good humor)


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