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leg-pull

noun

Definition of leg-pull

as in caper

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Noun

Try the fish a la Francaise, where the daily catch is basted in a lemon butter caper sauce and served over pasta.

— Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Elegant slices of beef get tarted up with capers, arugula, garlic confit and aioli for a refreshing carpaccio.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of caper

Noun

Ween released 12 Golden Country Greats in the summer of 1996 to a public primed for a prank.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026
Golf star Charley Hull pulled off a savage prank on her caddie, Adam Woodward, earlier in the week, and some people were upset about it.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of prank

Noun

While his antics look like something straight out of a Savannah Bananas game, the dude can throw a baseball.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
However, he has been known to steal the show on a number of occasions with his cheeky antics, from dancing to the band’s music to dramatically covering his ears during a noisy flypast.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of antic

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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
Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which ran from 1996 to 2003, was known for its hijinks, practical jokes and special effects, and, of course, magic.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

Definition of practical joke

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The ballet became a hilarious parody of Wagnerian cliches as a cartwheeling child wearing sneakers with rainbow lights and dressed in gold, resembling statues of the composer, presided in front of a faux Bayreuth proscenium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
But fans will recognize the major tentpoles of this parody musical.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of parody

Noun

Its rise and fall was dramatic, with a deadly riot in 1880 stoking anti-Chinese sentiment nationwide.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
On his first day in office, the president pardoned nearly every defendant charged in connection with the Capitol riot, which Judge Mehta described as an assault on the peaceful transfer of power.

— Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of riot

Noun

Charging documents state that Kimberly Lechner's brother tried to stop the attack after hearing her scream.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The woman eventually managed to escape and ran to a neighbor for help, WPLG reported, adding that her piercing screams were captured on home surveillance video.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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