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pulling out of one's ass

pulling out of one's ass is the present participle and gerund of pull out of one's ass.

Meaning of pull out of one's ass

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.

Questions about pulling out of one's ass

What is pulling out of one's ass the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling out of one's ass is the present participle and gerund of pull out of one's ass.

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

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

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