pull a Homer

verb

To succeed despite idiocy.

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Meanings

verbpull a Homer (third-person singular simple present pulls a Homer, present participle pulling a Homer, simple past and past participle pulled a Homer)

present singular third person pulls a Homer · participle present pulling a Homer · participle past pulled a Homer · past pulled a Homer

  1. humorousslanglifestyleTo succeed despite idiocy.

Origin

From pull (“to copy or emulate the actions associated with”). Coined in the Simpsons episode "Homer Defined", after the regular character Homer who stops a nuclear meltdown via eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

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Translations

French faire une simpsonnerie
  • faire une simpsonnerieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

pull a Homer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20a%20Homer

MLA

“pull a Homer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20a%20Homer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull a Homer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20a%20Homer.

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