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.

“Bob: "Oh, how do you play this game?"”

Meanings

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

present singular third person pulls my finger · participle present pulling my finger · participle past pulled my finger · past 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?"

    2 more examples

    Charlie: "Well, Bob, just pull my finger."

    Could there be a more romantic gift than a remote-controlled fart machine or a pull-my-finger pen?

    2006, Marsha Collier, Santa Shops on EBay, page 89
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