PULL THE LEG OF
Dictionary entry overview: What does pull the leg of mean? • PULL THE LEG OF (verb)
The verb PULL THE LEG OF has 1 sense:
1. tell false information to for fun
Familiarity information: PULL THE LEG OF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PULL THE LEG OF (verb)
Meaning:
Tell false information to for fun
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
kid; pull the leg of
Context example:
Are you pulling my leg?
Hypernyms (to "pull the leg of" is one way to...):
befool; cod; dupe; fool; gull; put on; put one across; put one over; slang; take in (fool or hoax)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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