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pull out of one's ass

pull out of one's ass verb: to fabricate (a factual-sounding claim) from no factual basis or evidence.

Verb

pull out of one's ass (third-person singular simple present pulls out of one's ass, present participle pulling out of one's ass, simple past and past participle pulled out of one's ass)

  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 of pull out of one's ass

third-person singular presentpulls out of one's ass
present participlepulling out of one's ass
past participlepulled out of one's ass
pastpulled out of one's ass
alternative Commonwealthpull out of one's arse

Words formed from pull out of one's ass

Questions about pull out of one's ass

What does pull out of one's ass mean?
Pull out of one's ass means to fabricate (a factual-sounding claim) from no factual basis or evidence.
What part of speech is pull out of one's ass?
Pull out of one's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of pull out of one's ass?
The past tense of pull out of one's ass is pulled out of one's ass.

Words near pull out of one's ass in the dictionary

  1. pull out
  2. pull out all stops
  3. pull out all the stops
  4. pull out of a hat
  5. pull out of one's arse
  6. pull out of one's ass
  7. pull out of the bag
  8. pull out of the fire
  9. pull out of the hat
  10. pull out of the woodwork
  11. pull over

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