pull a Trump

to declare bankruptcy in order to get out of financial obligations.
Purdue Pharma decided to pull a Trump and screw over those people from the class-action lawsuit!
by curiotrope September 17, 2019
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Pulled a Courtney

When you sneeze when coming up on an intersection while driving, run the red light, and hit another car.
"Dang, I just totaled my car." "How'd you manage that?" "Oh I just pulled a Courtney"
by H-peezy January 18, 2012
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pull-a-rishi

To suddenly disappear and become unavailable from all forms of human communication right before and during a scheduled meeting/event thereby missing the meeting/call/event.

Mostly used in a work environment but can be adapted to casual settings.
Looks like Jacob once again pulled-a-rishi, I did remind him about the daily standup meeting.

It's so common of pat to pull-a-rishi from time to time, even when we have important meetings.

We should fire the developer for pulling-a-rishi, it only because of his exceptional work that we continue working with him.
by rex_purve August 26, 2020
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pulling a Bret

The action of doing a Bret consists of seeing a message, ignore it, and respond 3 days later.
"Damn it! John is pulling a Bret on me! He's not responding to any of my messages!"
by Darkos.exe December 04, 2021
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to pull a Maleficent

to gatecrash a party or an event in a spiteful manner, named after the evil fairy (also named Maleficent) in "Sleeping Beauty"
"I'm worried my ex is going to pull a Maleficent and ruin the party."
by The Jarvmeister September 17, 2009
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Pulling a Shayan

When you have a short period of time left on a test and you're only less than halfway done with it, it's called pulling a Shayan. Also known as procrastination but specifically pertaining to taking tests and exams. (The reason it's Shayan and not another name is because it means "deserving" or "worthy effort" in Middle Eastern dialects.)
Guy #1: Dude did you see Raine struggling on number 5?
Guy #2: Yeah dude, she was totally pulling a Shayan!
by Richard FB January 15, 2019
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pulling a morrison

the act of making a foolish, ill conceived plan and following through with it anyways. Pulling a Morrison usually results in widespread failure and humiliation.
Mike: Did you hear what John did yesterday?

Friendship Gnome: What did he do?

Mike: After unsuccessfully trying to urinate in a cup, in a moving vehicle, he decided the best idea was to hang the soiled pants outside the window to dry.

Friendship Gnome: Did it work?

Mike: Well considering it was the middle of night and they were driving on a freeway, no it did not. Rejecting the advice of his friends, he ended up with pants that were not only wet, but also extremely cold.

Friendship Gnome: Thats just like him, always pulling a morrison.
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