Leg-pull (Noun)
Meaning
As a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- My friend's story about winning the lottery was a huge leg-pull that got us all laughing.
- His claim of having swum the English Channel in record time was clearly a leg-pull, and we teased him about it mercilessly.
- As an April Fool's prank, the teacher pulled a leg-pull on her students, convincing them the school would have a snow day the following day.
- After we caught him, my little brother sheepishly admitted the ghost sighting in our house was a leg-pull he made up for fun.
- We often accused my father of playing leg-pull with us as kids, coming up with far-fetched and ridiculous reasons why he couldn't play or have dinner at certain places.