pulling my leg
- jokingSaying things in fun
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- kiddingTeasing playfully
- foolingTricking or joking
- prankingPlaying harmless tricks
jesting · ribbing · messing · tricking · yanking · bluffing · fibbing · winking · smirking · gullible · naive · sarcasm · banter · hoax · tall tale · putting on · having on · wind-up
sincerity of communication
pulling my legtelling the truth
being honest · no joke · dead serious · telling it like it is · on the level
emotional register
pulling my legno laughing matter
Something genuinely concerning
in all seriousness · meaning business · with a straight face