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Definition of yank a person's chain
yank (one's) chain
verb
- to deceive a person, usually in a playful manner.
Citation from "Sin-Say-Shun Awards Afterparty", Party Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to joke, kid, or jest.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lie.
Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to joke, kid, or jest': | |
| Definitions include: to engage in sexual activity; "fool around". | |
| Definitions include: to joke around with someone. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a kidding manner. | |
| Definitions include: to mock, make fun of, kid. | |
| Definitions include: to hit, attack. | |
| Definitions include: a joke from a comedy routine. | |
| Definitions include: to joke or kid; "pull (one's) leg". | |
| Definitions include: to kid; playfully deceive; joke with. | |
| Definitions include: the result of someone taking the piss. | |
| Definitions include: to tease. | |
| Definitions include: to mock, make fun of, kid. | |
| Definitions include: to smile widely, with teeth. | |
| Definitions include: to pester or annoy. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "just kidding". | |
Other terms relating to 'to lie': | |
| Definitions include: to jokingly deceive. | |
| Definitions include: to lie frequently. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to; deceive. | |
| Definitions include: to give bad advice. | |
| Definitions include: to anger. | |
| Definitions include: related to immorality or illegality. | |
| Definitions include: lying or prone to lying. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to. | |
| Definitions include: to lie. | |
| Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else. | |
| Definitions include: a replacement word for fuck. | |
| Definitions include: to delay in getting to the point. | |
| Definitions include: to make unfounded or exaggerated remarks or claims. | |
| Definitions include: to tell one's story: what they would have other people believe. | |
| Definitions include: the bending of truth for the sake of art. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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Other terms relating to 'chain': | |
| Definitions include: significant other. | |
| Definitions include: Long chain, such as a watch chain, worn by 'hep cats' and zoot suiters. | |
| Definitions include: v. (1) to light a cigarette you plan to smoke with the one already in your mouth, (2) to smoke more than one cigarette at the same time. | |
| Definitions include: a sexual act made from 12 or more men, joining together to form a circle. | |
| Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a kidding manner. | |
| Definitions include: very good. | |
| Definitions include: a significant other. | |
Other terms relating to 'yank': | |
| Definitions include: a corporate performance review system in which employees are ranked in their performance, and the bottom-performing employees are terminated. | |
| Definitions include: A synonym for American, often used in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: to try to deceive in a playful manner (same as 'pulling one's leg') | |
| Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a kidding manner. | |
| Definitions include: masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: to joke or kid; "pull (one's) leg". | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
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