Usually means: Jokingly deceive someone in fun.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (pull someone's leg)

verb:  (idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.
verb:  (idiomatic, obsolete) To extract money from someone (by taking out a loan or by swindling).


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