Thesaurus results for LEG-PULL

leg-pull

noun

Definition of leg-pull

as in caper

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Noun

Last week, several cast members were added to the third season of Netflix crime caper The Gentlemen.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Regional authorities said that the entire caper was conducted within three minutes and that the thieves targeted the most valuable paintings in the museum, which occupies the French old master’s one-time residence.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of caper

Noun

Irwin knows how to clown an audience, and in this enjoyable, broadly comic interpretation, the buffoonery is at least as much the point as some pointed critiques of modern-day American health care.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Trump’s quarter millennial—featuring overt buffoonery and historic grifting as neighbors—was characteristic of his two presidencies.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of buffoonery

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As Ivan and Nina wrestle with their own emotional truths, which range from her mother Nora’s departure from their lives to Ivan’s clumsy recitations of Nina’s childhood antics, something alarming is afoot.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Now that the company has one show in production, there’s a sense a bigger audience, not just people familiar with Jorgenson’s antics, is out there.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of antic

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 joke

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In Hamburg, riot police responded after barriers were set on fire and emergency service workers were attacked.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Housing costs inspired protests in Portugal In Portugal, riot police overnight removed protesters by force from a square in Lisbon following protests for more affordable housing.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of riot

Noun

The let’s-put-on-a-show energy and enthusiasm on display in its pages is hard to resist.

— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
The role required Cruise to transform with prosthetics (including a fat suit and thinning white hair) and a put-on Southern accent, but, mostly, the absurdist satire demanded his full acting range.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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