leg-pulls

noun

plural of leg-pull
as in practical jokes

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  1. practical jokes
  2. antics
  3. capers
  4. pranks
  5. screams
  6. riots
Noun
  • To make their mission abroad bearable, the doctors, nurses, administrators and soldiers of the Korean War turned to humor, especially practical jokes.
    — Rachel Flynn, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In order to make their kissing scenes even more awkward, the late Larry Hagman would play practical jokes on his Dallas costar Linda Gray.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of practical jokes
Noun
  • The apology was met with a lukewarm reaction from a public that had watched the rapper’s troubling antics and hateful statements for years.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Tom Cruise has built a career on jumping out of airplanes, scaling skyscrapers and performing other high-wire antics in the name of entertainment.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of antics
Noun
  • Green olives make a salty, tangy substitute for capers in the dressing.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Fresh pasta made daily, like spaghetti with Burgundy truffles, cultured butter and parmigiano espuma or paccheri al Campagnolo with Maine lobster, tomatoes, capers and olives.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of capers
Noun
  • The Muskego Police Department is warning Muskego High School students about consequences of pranks causing damage after the department received over 20 complaints in less than two weeks.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The set includes a variety of items, including a new book entitled Slappy’s Book of Pranks, which includes directions for over 20 different pranks, Slappy trivia, a history of pranking, jokes and an introduction by Stine himself.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of pranks
Noun
  • Passengers later described screams and confusion as people realized something was seriously wrong.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Jennifer Campbell heard the screams from across the river of a neighbor desperate for rescue.
    — Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of screams
Noun
  • French President Emmanuel Macron referenced politicians’ influence on the riots while on a state visit to Spain Wednesday.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Anger at the seeming inability of successive governments to deal with the issue has been behind a series of demonstrations and riots and has fueled the rise of the hard-right Reform UK party.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of riots
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“Leg-pulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg-pulls. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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