leg-pull

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [leg poo l]
- /lɛg pʊl/
- /leɡ pʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leg poo l]
- /lɛg pʊl/

Definitions of leg-pull word

noun leg-pull an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like: The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull. 1
noun leg-pull a practical joke or mild deception 0
noun leg-pull A joke, fib or tease. 0

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Origin of leg-pull

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Leg-pull

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Leg-pull

leg-pull popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.