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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pull out of one's ass en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive, vulgar) To fabricate (a factual-sounding claim) from no factual basis or evidence.
    • Don says his community is 95% Caucasian, but I think he pulled that figure out of his ass.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pulls out of one's ass Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pulling out of one's ass Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pulled out of one's ass Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pulled out of one's ass Tense=Past lexicographic
pull out of one's arse Commonwealth, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

ass-pull

Relateds

talk out of one's ass · horseshoe up one's ass · PIDOOMA

Translations (15)

pl wyciągać z dupy (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · ru выса́сывать из па́льца (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · nl uit de duim zuigen (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · af uit sy duim suig (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · pl wyciągnąć z dupy (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · fi vetää hatustaan (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · fr sucer de son pouce (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · ru вы́сосать из па́льца (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · tr götten atmak (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · es sacar del culo (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · tr götten sallamak (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · cs vycucat z prstu (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · de sich aus den Fingern saugen (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · ru брать с потолка́ (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence) · ru взять с потолка́ (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence)