For knitting (or other crafting/making/doing): a boneheaded, obvious mistake, that someone of your expertise or experience shouldn't have made.
Context: Hank Green is an internet personality and creator of VidCon. He has positioned himself as an authority on a wide variety of topics on his YouTube channel SciShow and as producer & cohost of the channel Mental Floss. In September 2025 he posted a video to SciShow titled "Physicists Don’t Understand Why Knitting Works,” which contained obvious factual errors and many found to be dismissive and misogynistic against knitting as a skill and people who knit. Because of this, it was assumed no one with experience knitting was involved during the production process or final review before the video was posted. Due to the overwhelming backlash he received the video was taken down within three weeks and Green issued a formal apology.
Context: Hank Green is an internet personality and creator of VidCon. He has positioned himself as an authority on a wide variety of topics on his YouTube channel SciShow and as producer & cohost of the channel Mental Floss. In September 2025 he posted a video to SciShow titled "Physicists Don’t Understand Why Knitting Works,” which contained obvious factual errors and many found to be dismissive and misogynistic against knitting as a skill and people who knit. Because of this, it was assumed no one with experience knitting was involved during the production process or final review before the video was posted. Due to the overwhelming backlash he received the video was taken down within three weeks and Green issued a formal apology.
"Don't pull a hank green; read the instructions before you start a project."
"Mixing up salt and sugar is such a hank green."
"Mixing up salt and sugar is such a hank green."
by They're Sea Lions October 11, 2025

by megafussybaby February 19, 2022

by ItsRy579 March 4, 2022

"Tony couldn't get a bj so he settled for a smooth hank."
"My skins too dry for an old fashioned, grab the lotion and give me a smooth hank."
"My skins too dry for an old fashioned, grab the lotion and give me a smooth hank."
by Trogdor312 August 23, 2016

In Breaking Bad, Hank Schrader was on the toilet for almost a year in between seasons of the show.
"I had Taco Bell last night. I'm Probably gonna take a Hank Crap today"
"I had Taco Bell last night. I'm Probably gonna take a Hank Crap today"
by NickiH December 30, 2013

To be scrutinized to the point of embarrassment. Usually by exposing critical flaws and weaknesses that prove the described entity unviable, usually by self-inflicted catastrophic failure. (from GojiCenter)
by harristsangyt/yasmin June 8, 2025
