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To Pull a Spifty

IPA: ˈpʊl ə ˈspɪfˌɾi

v., Idiomatic

To accept an Onyxia Hide Backpack without saying anything, even though you already have one and there are mains in the raid who do not.

Origin of the term is uncertain, but some scholars believe it comes from Old Frisian (c.f. German "Ein Spifty pullen"; Dutch "een Spifty puljen"). Many believe the legendary character Spifty not to have been the first to do this.
Iron: If you already have a bag, tell us so we don't give you another one. We don't want anyone to pull a Spifty again.
by Elerin December 9, 2019
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To Pull a Bobbi

IPA: ˈpʊl ə ˈbɔ ˌbi

v., Idiomatic

1. To complain about not getting loot, even though you never asked for loot, and to expect others to ask on your behalf

2. To refuse to bring the necessary pots to raid and then be surprised when you do not make core

3. Chiefly British To /gquit so hard that you switch to another server
First recorded in 1647 by Milton:

"Stand not amazed: the prince will doom thee death if thou art taken: hence, be gone, away! Make haste to pull a Bobbi, and leave this place anon!"
by Elerin December 9, 2019
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To Pull an Elerin

IPA: ˈpʊl ə̃n ˈɛlɚɹɪ̃n

v., Idiomatic

To tell an outlandish lie with such conviction that others actually believe it.

Originates from the Zimbabwe dialect of Shona (irini, meaning "troll") > Arabic (al jaarin) > English
Elerin: @everyone Azuregos is up.
Everyone: *drop everything and log on*
Azuregos: *not up*
Everyone: God dammit, we should have known Elerin was going to pull an Elerin!
by Elerin December 10, 2019
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Pulling the bow

Archaic, Informal: Flossing hard to bloody your gums to amplify the effects of smoking pot. Think of a bow and arrow.
Friend: Why do you have dental floss in your pocket?

You: That’s because I’ll be pulling the bow before I ride the puff train up to stonerville tonight
by ShangelaWasRobbed December 14, 2019
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Pulling a Waleed

An excuse made at short notice, usually vague and unconvincing. Pulling a Waleed is usually associated with repeat offenders.
"Man, this is the third time this month Kyle canceled on Poker Wednesday"
"He called 10 minutes ago. Said he had something urgent to attend to."
"Right. He's pulling a Waleed on us now?"
by K Man S December 18, 2019
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Pulled a Joe

To make plans with coworkers after work and then just not show up. AKA a no show Joe.
Hey guys. I’ll see you at the bar after work. Later. He pulled a joe. And never came
by Yetico71 December 20, 2019
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Pulling an alex

Pulling an alex:

Pulling an alex is when you or your friend runs away from you when you are fighting enemies.
When your friend leaves you to fight alone he is pulling an alex
by Am your mom August 1, 2019
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