Pulling a Salinger
Pulling a Salinger is when a friend tends to vanish off and on from the social circle regularly, becoming reclusive, much like Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger.
Pulling a Salinger by snowflame July 25, 2010
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pulling a Salinger
when you cut yourself off from society and all forms of communication for the purposes of completing work or a project.
(derived from the author J.D. Salinger)
(derived from the author J.D. Salinger)
Melissa: "where were you all weekend- there was a great party you missed out on- I called and emailed you?"
Holly: "I had a big project due-so I was pulling a Salinger-needed to get it done!"
Holly: "I had a big project due-so I was pulling a Salinger-needed to get it done!"
pulling a Salinger by salingerbird December 4, 2010
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