pull out of one's ass

verb

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.”

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Meanings

verbpull 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)

present singular third person pulls out of one's ass · participle present pulling out of one's ass · participle past pulled out of one's ass · past pulled out of one's ass · alternative Commonwealth pull out of one's arse

  1. idiomatictransitivevulgarTo 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.

Translations

Afrikaans uit sy duim suig
  • uit sy duim suigfabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
Czech vycucat z prstu
  • vycucat z prstufabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
Dutch uit de duim zuigen
  • uit de duim zuigenfabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
Finnish vetää hatustaan
  • vetää hatustaanfabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
French sucer de son pouce
  • sucer de son poucefabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
German sich aus den Fingern saugen
  • sich aus den Fingern saugenfabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
Polish wyciągać z dupy, wyciągnąć z dupy
  • wyciągać z dupyfabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
  • wyciągnąć z dupyfabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
Russian выса́сывать из па́льца, вы́сосать из па́льца
  • выса́сывать из па́льца (vysásyvatʹ iz pálʹca)fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
  • вы́сосать из па́льца (výsosatʹ iz pálʹca)fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
  • брать с потолка́ (bratʹ s potolká)fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
  • взять с потолка́ (vzjatʹ s potolká)fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
Spanish sacar del culo
  • sacar del culofabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
Turkish götten sallamak, götten atmak
  • götten sallamakfabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
  • götten atmakfabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence
Cite this entry
APA

pull out of one's ass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20out%20of%20one's%20ass

MLA

“pull out of one's ass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20out%20of%20one's%20ass. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull out of one's ass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20out%20of%20one's%20ass.

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