First Known Use: 1915
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leg–pull
noun \ˈleg-ˌpu̇l also ˈlāg-\
Definition of LEG-PULL
: a humorous deception or hoax
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Origin of LEG-PULL
from the phrase to pull one's leg
Rhymes with LEG-PULL
armful, bagful, bellpull, brimful, bulbul, cageful, canful, capful, carful, cheekful, chestful, chock-full, cupful, drawerful, earful, eyeful, fistful, forkful, glassful, handful, houseful, in full, jarful, John Bull, jugful, lapful, mouthful, mugful, outpull, pailful, panful, pipeful, pit bull, plateful, potful, push-pull, rackful, roomful, sackful, scoopful, shelfful, skinful, spadeful, spoonful, stageful, steel wool, tankful, tinful, topful, trainful, trayful, truckful, trunkful, tubful
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