leg-pull

• Sustantivo que designa una broma o engaño juguetón con el que se intenta hacer creer a alguien algo que no es verdad.

A noun referring to a playful act of deception or a practical joke intended to make someone believe something that is not true.

1. A playful deceptionB2informalbritish

   A joke or trick where someone tries to make another person believe something that is not true, often for amusement.

   broma pesada

   • He said he'd won the lottery, but it was just a leg-pull.
   • Don't take him seriously; it's only a leg-pull.
   • The story about the ghost was a leg-pull to scare the new students.

   Sinónimosgaghoaxjestjokepractical jokeprankspooftrick