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To playfully tease, deceive, or joke with someone in a good-humored manner.
"Do not panic; he was only pulling your leg when he said the flight was canceled."
"I thought she was being completely serious until I realized she was pulling my leg."
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Grounds psychological states or physical commitment in human bodily anatomy ('leg').
19th-century Victorian street slang: street thieves would trip or snag someone’s leg using a cane to make them stumble, later softening into playful banter.
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