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tomar el pelo

verb

to make a fool of, kid, wind up, razz (someone); to pull someone's leg, take the piss

¿Me estás tomando el pelo?Are you pulling my leg?

Synonyms: agarrar para la joda, hablar de chanza, hacer mofa, huevear, mamar gallo, estar de coña

Related: tomada de pelo, tomadura de pelo

Literally, “to take the hair”. Maybe derived from the old prank of taking off someone else's wig.