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Where does “leg-pull” come from?

leg-pull (English) comes from English pull someone's leg — To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad...

leg-pull (English): A joke, fib or tease

Definitions

  1. A joke, fib or tease

Ancestry of “leg-pull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpull someone's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad...
Every word from English pull someone's leg →