leg-pull

noun

Definition of leg-pullnext
as in caper

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  1. caper
  2. buffoonery
  3. prank
  4. antic
  5. practical joke
  6. parody
  7. riot
  8. scream
Noun
  • Here's the technique that makes pasta puttanesca so delicious 02:15 - Source: CNN Italian grandma demonstrates how to make the best pasta puttanesca Olives, capers, anchovies.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The latter caper bears fruit, as Matty and Olympia — with the help of, appropriately, a nanny cam — are able to coax one of Olympia’s friends, Lacy (Cathryn Mudon), into confessing to framing Nadira to cover up evidence of her affair with one of the other mom’s husbands.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of caper
Noun
  • Famously, Tommy Lee Jones could not sanction Jim Carrey’s buffoonery on Batman Forever.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of buffoonery
Noun
  • But before either set of students could be comfortable enough to start pulling any pranks, there was a significant adjustment period for both sides.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
  • With Linwood Boomer and the creative team at the helm, these new episodes will have all the laughs, pranks, and mayhem fans loved — along with a few surprises that remind us why this show is so timeless.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of prank
Noun
  • Some commentators expressed outrage at the counterculture antics of Cheech & Chong filling theaters, but their complaints had zero impact.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Entitled Housewife’s antics have racked up millions of views across social media and have led to dozens of private bookings at country clubs and golf courses nationwide, also helping Robinson break out as one of the casino circuit’s rising stars.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of antic
Noun
  • His favorite thing to do was to pull practical jokes on our manager, Blake.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
  • Baseball players are notorious for playing practical jokes on one another.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of practical joke
Noun
  • The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody Experience a unique blend of seduction and sci-fi with this burlesque parody show set in a galaxy far, far away.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Vera Drew won Breakthrough Director for the zany superhero parody The People’s Joker.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of parody
Noun
  • The watchdog report showed that there were no undercover FBI employees at the riot, but there were FBI informants, people outside the bureau who give critical information to agents and are sometimes compensated for their information and expenses, at the scene.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Dramatic scenes from that night showed security forces breaking through windows in the National Assembly to try and prevent lawmakers from gathering, and protesters confronting riot police.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of riot
Noun
  • This has been happening throughout the Broadway run, with screams during the balcony scene and audible reactions to the line readings.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The screams eventually reach a crescendo, as video shows the shrieks getting gradually louder and louder until the group stopped.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of scream
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