pulling someone's leg

A form of pull someone's leg — To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pull someone's leg
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pulling someone's leg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20someone's%20leg

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“pulling someone's leg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20someone's%20leg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulling someone's leg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20someone's%20leg.

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