Urban Dictionary: Pulling a Putin

To blatantly lie; to deny you did something when everybody already knows you did.

Trump was Pulling a Putin when he said he didn't know where Michael Cohen got the money to pay Stormy Daniels.

by icantseeimasian July 17, 2018

Disappearing for an extended period of time.

Person 1: Where's Bob? I haven't seen or heard from him for a couple of weeks.
Person 2: Must be pulling a Putin.

by wangodango March 22, 2015