pull my finger

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pull my finger (third-person singular simple present pulls my finger, present participle pulling my finger, simple past and past participle 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?"

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

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

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

• pull the other one, it's got bells on
• pull my finger out