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pulling a billy 

Pulling a billy is when you spell a word incorrectly or do not punctuate it. To save yourself from complete shame you say something along the lines of "oh SH** i just pulled a billy".
The name billy is used for this phrase, because recent studies show that if you have the name "billy" you are 4% more likely to have difficulties with spelling than with any other name. This study also showed that the average I.Q. for someone called billy was just 12, 8 lower than the 2nd lowest, Andrew.
.....Pulling a billy.....

Reasonably cool person - "hi"

Cool person - "hi"

Reasonably cool person - "We both said hi didn't we? Conwincidence, I think not!"

Reasonably cool person - "Oh shit i just pulled a Billy didn't I?"

Cool Person - "yep!" *face palms*

Pulling a billy 

'Pulling a billy' is to not attend an event, usually blamed on a family event e.g. 'sister's birthday' or a family outing e.g. 'the borough market' The same excuse is typically re-used over and over.
Friend no1: 'Say, where's patrick?'

Friend no2: 'I don't know, i'll phone him'

*Friend no2 phones patrick*

*Friend no2: hey patrick, where are you?
Patrick: Sorry guys, I can't make it, I have to go my sister's birthday*

*end call*

Friend no1: 'So, where is he'

Friend no2: 'he's pulling a BILLY'

Friend no1: 'AGAIN??'

pulling a billy 

when you kill yourself in fortNite so they cant get the kill
Oh shit nigga that man is pulling a billy
pulling a billy by RyhamBruh April 5, 2019
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