leg-puller

leg-pull

L l

Transcription

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

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

Definition of leg-puller word

noun leg-puller an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like: The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull. 1

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Origin of leg-puller

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Leg-puller

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Leg-puller

leg-puller 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 51% 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.