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
  • Test your knowledge of culinary curveballs, airport antics and a lot more in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The games also include plenty of antics, including singing, dancing, and bouncing on the pitcher's mound.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of antics
Noun
  • In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, sliced fennel, celery, shallot, artichokes, capers, dill, and oregano.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Green olives make a salty, tangy substitute for capers in the dressing.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of capers
Noun
  • Surely, Leslie Nielsen was serious about pulling pranks on the set of Airplane!
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pranks
Noun
  • On the title track Chen reaches for the psaltery (a kind of zither without frets), creating a meandering, medieval atmosphere whose ubiquitous electronic background buzz foreshadows the biting screams and blistering bass to come.
    — James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • After Pan announced that Kiley had called him to concede, the attendees at his election night event at Frends Brewhouse erupted into joyful screams, applause and eventually chanted his name.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of screams
Noun
  • After the officers were acquitted, days-long riots broke out in Miami, which brought mass destruction and gained international attention.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In Germany, nighttime riots injured more than 100 police officers and damaged or looted stores; in Lisbon, Portugal, police forcibly cleared a housing protest encampment.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of riots
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