Definition of "leg-pulling" [leg-pulling]

• The act of attempting to make somebody believe something that is not true, done as a joke. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

• "Here's a Los Angeles Times slideshow to mark the moment – although sadly there is not 1,000 photos in the photo gallery.3.24pm: Speaking of jokes – the Republican party has been non-stop leg-pulling over the last few days."
• "Yes, but it was a rather elegant and graceful bit of leg-pulling if one can in fact pull legs in such a manner."
• "Fortunately I don't work in an environment that reads The Bookseller online or I suspect I would have been in for a fair old bit of leg-pulling about this byline,"