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Verb: pull the leg of
  1. Tell false information to for fun
    - kid [informal]

Derived forms: pulling the leg of, pulled the leg of, pulls the leg of

Type of: befool [archaic], cod [Brit, informal], dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across [informal], put one over [informal], slang [archaic, informal], take in

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pull in one's horns
pull off
pull one's weight
pull out
pull out all the stops
pull over
pull round
pull someone's leg
pull strings
pull tab
pull the leg of
pull the plug
pull the wool over someone's eyes
pull through
pull together
pull up
pull up short
pull up stakes
pull wires
pullback
puller