"tomar el pelo" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: tomo el pelo [first-person, present, singular], tomé el pelo [first-person, preterite, singular], tomado el pelo [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to take the hair”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to take the hair}} “to take the hair”, {{lit|to take the hair}} Literally, “to take the hair” Head templates: {{es-verb}} tomar el pelo (first-person singular present tomo el pelo, first-person singular preterite tomé el pelo, past participle tomado el pelo)
  1. (idiomatic) to make a fool of, kid, wind up, razz (someone); to pull someone's leg Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: agarrar para la joda, hablar de chanza, hacer mofa, huevear, mamar gallo, estar de coña Derived forms: tomada de pelo, tomadura de pelo
    Sense id: en-tomar_el_pelo-es-verb-9dlOpydH Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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          "word": "agarrar para la joda"
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          "word": "hablar de chanza"
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          "word": "hacer mofa"
        },
        {
          "word": "huevear"
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          "word": "mamar gallo"
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          "word": "estar de coña"
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          "word": "agarrar para la joda"
        },
        {
          "word": "hablar de chanza"
        },
        {
          "word": "hacer mofa"
        },
        {
          "word": "huevear"
        },
        {
          "word": "mamar gallo"
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          "word": "estar de coña"
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