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USA slang
To tease or joke with someone.
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Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
USA
Formality
Informal.
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pull someone's leg means To tease or joke with someone. It is best read as usa slang associated with USA.
"pull someone's leg" means To tease or joke with someone. In USA, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
To make fun of; to joke around (literally "to take a wave")
To mess around; to joke; to make fun of.
Joking or fooling someone.
Joke; funny thing; prank.
To insult someone jokingly.
To exaggerate or make fun of (can be used to describe a long, ridiculous journey)
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