To "Butler" or to "Pull a Butler" is to assure someone or (more usually) a group of people their interests are being tended to, while simultaneously demonstrating that you have neither the power or inclination to do so.
It is believed to derive from butlers of the 19th century being notoriously unreliable. A competing theory posits that it originates from the north-east Kansas region.
Analogous to the expression: "Barth-up" paperwork.
It is believed to derive from butlers of the 19th century being notoriously unreliable. A competing theory posits that it originates from the north-east Kansas region.
Analogous to the expression: "Barth-up" paperwork.
"Dude I've been practicing the lines to 'Hamlet' for months and now the day before the performance the theater director is telling me we're actually gonna do 'The Producers'"
"HA! Damned if he didn't just pull a Butler on you, sucka!"
"HA! Damned if he didn't just pull a Butler on you, sucka!"
by Omnibus92883 September 16, 2010
Get the Pull a Butler mug.To intentionally fail socially by not participating in social or extracirricular activities. Often times excuses are made for not participating. Outstanding attributes of these excuses are that the alternative anti-social event suggested by the excuse will be boring, lame, and will not take long to complete. Sometimes the cause of this phenomenon is the lack of permission of a significant other. See whipped.
Dude 1: Hey man, wanna go to the bar tonight?
Dude 2: Nah, I'm gonna pull a mencer and water my plants and watch some paint dry.
Dude 2: Nah, I'm gonna pull a mencer and water my plants and watch some paint dry.
by EstebanTheGreat October 16, 2008
Get the Pull a mencer mug.1. The act of sabotaging everyone else just to spite them when losing a game.
2. Being incredibly defense of the sabotaging actions
3. Launching a personal attacks when any minor actions are challenged.
2. Being incredibly defense of the sabotaging actions
3. Launching a personal attacks when any minor actions are challenged.
Guy 1: I'm about to beat your high score on this incredibly difficult game.
Guy 2: turns off system Not anymore.
Guy 1: You're pulling a Justin.
Guy 2: turns off system Not anymore.
Guy 1: You're pulling a Justin.
by Curoar Tsuma August 1, 2009
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Get the Pull a Gandalf mug.When a guy tells a girl he wants to hang out with her, but never fallows through. In the future he repeats the same episode. He is "Pulling a J".
by Tuti May 2, 2008
Get the Pulling a J mug.When you punch someone so hard you break their jaw mainly out of hatred or jealousy or because you are mad at your boyfriend.
Holy cow that girl just pulled-a-410berry on her boyfriend call an ambulance.
You want to go pull-a-410berry on that annoying kid?
That chick is pulling-a-410berry on her boyfriend!
You want to go pull-a-410berry on that annoying kid?
That chick is pulling-a-410berry on her boyfriend!
by Binalicious1000 May 11, 2011
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A maneuver used by an individual in order to bail on their friends. "bravaso! I'll be there" confirms the plans with friends, only to later be ignored. In order to hang out with his girlfriend, someone "pulls a tito" by giving some lame excuse to friends. Such individual often spends enormous amounts of time with his girlfriend already, and seldom sees his friends. The girlfriend is often overbearing and annoying.
A maneuver used by an individual in order to bail on their friends. "bravaso! I'll be there" confirms the plans with friends, only to later be ignored. In order to hang out with his girlfriend, someone "pulls a tito" by giving some lame excuse to friends. Such individual often spends enormous amounts of time with his girlfriend already, and seldom sees his friends. The girlfriend is often overbearing and annoying.
"Is la rata coming tonight? he said he would, but he's probably gonna pull a tito again"
I think i'm getting a cold.
I have to work early.
She's been sick all week, I need to tend to her.
I fell asleep after we talked.
I can only hang out with you when she's busy.
Hey you wanna come play soccer? no, I'm not gonna go, but go by yourself anyway.
I think i'm getting a cold.
I have to work early.
She's been sick all week, I need to tend to her.
I fell asleep after we talked.
I can only hang out with you when she's busy.
Hey you wanna come play soccer? no, I'm not gonna go, but go by yourself anyway.
by willy_sabor May 24, 2009
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