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pull my finger en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. A phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which someone is asked to pull the finger of the person playing the prank, who simultaneously flatulates so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the ensuing expulsion of gas.
    • Bob: "Oh, how do you play this game?"
    • Charlie: "Well, Bob, just pull my finger."
    • Could there be a more romantic gift than a remote-controlled fart machine or a pull-my-finger pen? 2006, Marsha Collier, Santa Shops on EBay, page 89:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pulls my finger Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pulling my finger Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pulled my finger Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pulled my finger Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

pull the other one, it's got bells on · pull my finger out