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leg-pulling

leg-pulling noun: joking, fibbing or teasing.

Noun

leg-pulling (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Joking, fibbing or teasing.

Origin of leg-pulling

From the term pull someone's leg.

Questions about leg-pulling

What does leg-pulling mean?
Leg-pulling means joking, fibbing or teasing.
What part of speech is leg-pulling?
Leg-pulling is a noun.

Words near leg-pulling in the dictionary

  1. leg-over
  2. leg-overs
  3. leg-pull
  4. leg-puller
  5. leg-pullers
  6. leg-pulling
  7. leg-pulls
  8. leg-rope
  9. leg-roped
  10. leg-ropes
  11. leg-roping

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