pull out of one's ass

pull out of one's ass

English

Verb

pull out of one's ass

1. (idiomatic, vulgar, transitive) 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.

Derived terms

• ass-pull

Translations

fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence

Czech: vycucat z prstu Dutch: uit de duim zuigen (suck from one's thumb) Finnish: vetää hatustaan (pull out of one's hat)

German: sich aus den Fingern saugen (suck from one's fingers) Polish: wyciągnąć z dupy pf, wziąć z dupy pf, brać z dupy impf Russian: выса́сывать из па́льца impf (vysásyvatʹ iz pálʹca), вы́сосать из па́льца pf (výsosatʹ iz pálʹca) (suck out from one's finger), брать с потолка́ (ru) impf (bratʹ s potolká), взять с потолка́ (ru) pf (vzjatʹ s potolká) (take from the ceiling)

Related terms

• talk out of one's ass