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pull my finger

pull my finger verb: 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.

Verb

pull my finger (third-person singular simple present pulls my finger, present participle pulling my finger, simple past and past participle pulled my finger)

  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."

Forms of pull my finger

third-person singular presentpulls my finger
present participlepulling my finger
past participlepulled my finger
pastpulled my finger

Questions about pull my finger

What does pull my finger mean?
Pull my finger means 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.
What part of speech is pull my finger?
Pull my finger is a verb.
What is the past tense of pull my finger?
The past tense of pull my finger is pulled my finger.

Words near pull my finger in the dictionary

  1. pull in one's horns
  2. pull into
  3. pull it out
  4. pull list
  5. pull lists
  6. pull my finger
  7. pull off
  8. pull on
  9. pull one over
  10. pull one's finger out
  11. pull one's finger out of one's arse

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