Pulling a Pastis

This phrase comes from the comic "Pearls Before Swine".
To fail, to fall on one's face, to turn one's own life into a gross abomination of all that is wonderful.
by Albert Mond August 15, 2008
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Pulling a marek

Taking everything way too seriously and personal
Pulling a marek: It was only a joke, please don't pull a marek
by loick October 23, 2020
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Pulling a Murdoc

Forming a band in a way that is considered to be unethical, this could be (but is not limited to), a record label grouping good looking music prodigies together to form a band, genetically creating band members or kidnapping various people and asking them to join your band.

The term got its name from Murdoc Niccals, a fictional member of the band Gorillaz, who basically met one of his band mates after putting him in a coma, kidnapped another, and found their 4th member in a fed ex crate when she was 10 (she mailed herself to them).

Alternative names include: Pulling a Murdoc Niccals, Pulling a Niccals, Murdoc moment, Murdoc Niccals moment and Niccals moment
“Hey did you hear about Alex’s new band?”
“Yeah, that guy really is just pulling a Murdoc at this point”
by SoLongAndGoodnight August 30, 2022
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Pull a Taranto

1. (slang, Australia) The act of cyberstalking and investigating personal information about someone you know.
Person 1: That guy is really invested into finding information about his best mate’s sister.
Person 2: I think he’s going to pull a Taranto!
by gary69_ August 26, 2022
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pulled a bella

the definition of pulling a Bella is where u run all your opps down and get the feds called on you
she just ran him down damn she pulled a bella
by bolton demon shit March 25, 2021
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Pull a Riley

Meaning to tell someone to “get gone”, usually used after someone tells you they have feelings for you.
To pull a Riley means to tell someone to get gone (get lost, go away)

Example:

“Hey ;)”

Get gone.”
by bigtiddienev May 19, 2019
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pulling an upton

pretending you've had sex when you haven't, or pretending you're drunker than you really are
Chris: Oh my god, Lily was totally pulling an upton last night
Dennis: I know, she didn't even sleep with John! And she only had one beer!
by BlueBlossom November 20, 2016
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