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pull my fin·ger

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  1. pull my fingerverb

    A phrase used when playing a prank regarding flatulence, in which a mark 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 resulting expulsion of gas.

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  1. Pull my finger

    Pull my finger is a joke or prank regarding flatulence in which a victim is asked to pull the finger of the joker, who simultaneously breaks wind so as to suggest a causal relationship between the two events. A comparable activity is attributed to a character in a short story by Mordecai Richler (collected in The Street, 1969):

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  1. PULL MY FINGER

    "Pull my finger" is a phrase used to request someone to tug or pull a person's extended index finger, often as a prank, with the intention of creating a surprising or humorous outcome. This informal and often juvenile phrase typically sets up a joke or a farting noise.

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  1. Pull my finger

    Pull my finger is a joke or prank regarding flatulence in which a mark is asked to pull the finger of the joker, who simultaneously farts so as to suggest a causal relationship between the pulling of the finger and the subsequent expulsion of gas. A comparable activity is attributed to a character in a short story by Mordecai Richler: A variation on this joke appears in Yasujiro Ozu's film Good Morning. Schoolboys ask each other to push their foreheads, responding with an expulsion of gas. In 2008, an iPhone app called Pull My Finger was one of the most popular apps in Apple's App Store, purchased over 50,000 times in less than one week. It allowed users to pull a virtual finger, activating the sound. The phrase is now the focus of a legal battle between Pull My Finger and iFart over the use of the phrase.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PULL MY FINGER in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PULL MY FINGER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


Translations for PULL MY FINGER

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  • ziehe meinen FingerGerman
  • Hala mi dedoSpanish
  • tirez mon doigtFrench
  • मेरी उंगली खींचोHindi
  • ನನ್ನ ಬೆರಳನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯಿರಿKannada
  • trahere digitum meumLatin
  • trek aan mijn vingerDutch
  • Trage de degetul meuRomanian
  • 拉我的手指Chinese

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  • Gerry Gentile
    Gerry Gentile
    An app. And people pay for it. How sad.
    LikeReply8 years ago

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