tomar el pelo
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to take the hair”.
Verb
tomar el pelo (first-person singular present tomo el pelo, first-person singular preterite tomé el pelo, past participle tomado el pelo)
- (idiomatic) to make a fool of, kid, wind up, razz (someone); to pull someone's leg
- Synonyms: (Argentina) agarrar para la joda, hablar de chanza, hacer mofa, (Chile) huevear, (Caribe) mamar gallo, (Spain) estar de coña
- ¿Me estás tomando el pelo?
- Are you pulling my leg?
Conjugation
- see tomar
Derived terms
- tomada de pelo
- tomadura de pelo
Further reading
- “tomar el pelo a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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