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leg-pull

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(leg′pŏŏl′)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

leg-pull (leg′pŏŏl′),USA pronunciation n.

an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like:The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull.

1910–15

leg′-pull′er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

leg-pull n

Brit informal a practical joke or mild deception

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