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
  • This traditional soup is crafted with three types of native potatoes, corn and shredded chicken, then elegantly finished with capers and cream.
    Taryn White, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The dish was based on Salinas' personal recipe, featuring a generous portion of fish bathed in a spicy sauce peppered with capers and jalapeño chiles topped with crispy ribbons of tortilla strips.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 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
  • Halloween may be a time for ghouls, goblins, and harmless pranks, but in the digital landscape, there’s a new trick with devastating consequences.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Chrissy Teigen was not expecting John Legend's reaction to her Halloween mask prank.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of prank
Noun
  • But all three Venom movies are buddy comedies that take knowingly silly steps into romance territory as Eddie and his superpowered parasite Venom get into all sorts of antics together.
    James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Republicans in July overcame qualms about Trump’s polarizing antics and legal problems to nominate him a third time, galvanized after an assassination attempt by a gunman whose bullets nicked Trump’s ear at a Pennsylvania rally, killed a supporter and raised national tensions.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of antic
Noun
  • Baseball players are notorious for playing practical jokes on one another.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • His latest film is a feature-length practical joke that centers around a false origin story for a 42-year-old song whose relevance only fades with each passing year.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of practical joke
Noun
  • The line between parody and true life shifts, sometimes mid-sentence.
    Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • At times sounding like a fanatical parody of the Mann of Reflections, Naphta argues that love of freedom and pleasure is weaker than the desire to obey.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of parody
Noun
  • The pro-Trump groups and communities that helped organize the Jan. 6 Capitol riot remain largely fragmented and have barely been seen in public for years.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Upton, who left Congress in 2022, was one of a handful of Republicans who voted to impeach Trump the year before inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.
    Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of riot
Noun
  • When threatened, this gecko can open that mouth and emit a blood-curdling scream.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • At that moment, a couple outside taking videos of water pooling on the road heard Westfield’s screams.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of scream
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