Make a silly mistake. Though this phrase seems to possess sexual connotations due to a shift in the meaning of the word "boner", the original phrase actually has racist origins.
From eigozai.com:
The expression "to pull a boner" comes from the old American minstrel shows. There was a man in these shows who was called Mr. Bones because he carried two small sticks of bone that he used as an instrument. He was asked questions by one of the other men in the show, just to get stupid but funny answers. This became known as "pulling boners." But in time, the expression, "to pull a boner," meant something more than getting an answer to make you laugh. It meant a bad blunder a mistake that was costly. And a man who pulled such boners was often described as a "bonehead."
From eigozai.com:
The expression "to pull a boner" comes from the old American minstrel shows. There was a man in these shows who was called Mr. Bones because he carried two small sticks of bone that he used as an instrument. He was asked questions by one of the other men in the show, just to get stupid but funny answers. This became known as "pulling boners." But in time, the expression, "to pull a boner," meant something more than getting an answer to make you laugh. It meant a bad blunder a mistake that was costly. And a man who pulled such boners was often described as a "bonehead."
Either put down the Heinie or the hammer drill. Are you trying to pull a boner? Beer and power tools simply don't mix!
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Get the pull a boner mug.A long term relationship dynamic in which one member "pushes" the other other away if intimacy becomes too great or the relationship threatens to become "too serious", yet also "pulls" the pursuer back with signs of interest if the target begins to give up on pursuing the relationship. Typically this habit is the result of some one with a fear of commitment who craves the relationship yet is unwilling to give up the option of keeping all of their options open. Often a form of subtle indecisiveness, in this manner they can effectively stake a claim on the other member with their scent and keep them in relationship purgatory while still being able to jump on a better opportunity if one happens to come along.
I finally had to just break it off with her for good, she had been playing push-pull with me forever.
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Get the push-pull mug.A form of birth control practiced by idiot couples to prevent pregnancy. It is not at all effective because pre-ejaculate contains sperm. It also does not protect from STDs
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Get the pull out mug.To disappear during a party with the intention of either sleeping in someone's bed or to pass out on the bathroom floor due to excessive inebriation.
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Get the pulling a mandy mug.when someone continues to pull the exact same face in every photograph taken of them, like the character Derek Zoolander.
Pulling a zoolander means every inch of the expression is the same in five or more photographs, similar to Vanessa Hudgens when she tries to pout.
Pulling a zoolander means every inch of the expression is the same in five or more photographs, similar to Vanessa Hudgens when she tries to pout.
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Get the Pulling a Zoolander mug.to pull an Alois - to ultimately disrupt a private conversation. When you're having a deep conversation with a homie and someone approximates, forcing you to change topics or stop the chat.
To pull an Alois: Bro 1: "Bro I was about to ji..." Alois: "Hey bois what's up?" Bro 1 & 2: "Ye the econ test was hard as fuck".
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Get the to pull an Alois mug.A british euphemism for flushing the toilet. derived from the old fashioned flush toilets with the very high tank and the pull chain for flushing
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