leg-pull

noun

Definition of leg-pullnext
as in caper

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg-pull
  1. caper
  2. buffoonery
  3. prank
  4. antic
  5. practical joke
  6. parody
  7. riot
  8. scream
Noun
  • Powell scooped up a best actor Globe nod for the stranger-than-fiction crime caper, but his luck ran out when SAG nominations rolled around.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The scrappy theatrical love letter to this wild caper has been getting raves on the West End for two years.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of caper
Noun
  • What’s so special about Britain’s patron wanker of bighearted buffoonery?
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Fans are fixated on his greatness juxtaposed against the rest of the Bengals’ buffoonery.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of buffoonery
Noun
  • Some prank culture now is short-attention-span theater.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Dylan's vision was a kind of variety show gone wild, packing the evening with songs, costumes, poetry, and pranks, much of it caught on film.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of prank
Noun
  • Harbaugh’s antics can seem cliche and even corny at times.
    Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The show followed Allen’s Tim Taylor’s antics on both his home improvement show Tool Time and at home with his family, consisting of wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) and sons Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Mark (Taran Noah Smith).
    John Russell, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of antic
Noun
  • The constant attention, however, soon became overwhelming for the family, with some fans taking things too far with practical jokes related to the show.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • And while there is a possibility of some severe storms in the state, there could be a chance that Mother Nature is pulling a practical joke.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 Mar. 2024
Definition of practical joke
Noun
  • There are so many fascinating takes in this film, including their views on religion and SNL (the parodies bothered them because they were never invited on the show).
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The history of legitimately funny musical acts that are not parodies is a short.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of parody
Noun
  • Notably, in 2021, Biden appeared on the show during the first 100 days of his administration, discussing the Covid pandemic and the still-fresh Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The first was related to Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results — including his actions leading up to the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and the second case addressed his handling of classified White House documents that were retrieved from Mar-a-Lago.
    Kyler Alvord, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of riot
Noun
  • Suddenly, a woman is yanked through a mirror — a moment punctuated by the funniest shriek this side of the Wilhem scream — and the plot is pulled into the ’80s: a critical framing shift that’s never once made explicit.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of scream
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