Pulling an Anthony

In the Guatemalan English-speaking community, "pulling an Anthony" means that you've just entered an ill-advised long-distance relationship with a traveller that you barely know, but that you have an extremely strong connection to, and then you make long term plans to meet each other in different countries while not really setting in stone any actual relationship goals.

The term's named after a young man who's made a habit of doing this over the past couple of years.

"Hey, Juan. What have you been up to?"
"Well, I've been pulling an Anthony..."
"Oh, dang. What's her name and when are you leaving?"

Pulling an Anthony by This juan guy September 3, 2018

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breaking a promise in SFIV

you: what happened to my triple ultra finish?

Anthony: sorry bro, I was pulling an anthony

pulling an anthony by munky_punch July 3, 2009

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Pulling an Anthony

Riding a bike and someone pretends to run into you scaring you so bad that it kills you

Stop pulling an Anthony!!!

Pulling an Anthony by Fjkbcfbmbghkb June 2, 2018

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Pulling an anthony

Pretending or threading to kill yourself over a girl or to get said girl

Shit Donny is pulling an Anthony

Pulling an anthony by Mentally_stable August 19, 2018

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Pulling an Anthony

Getting off of discord with the homies to talk to your girlfriend who won't fall asleep unless you're on facetime with her.

Person 1: Yo let's play jackbox this is the first time everyone's been on in a minute!
Person 2: We can't anthony is the only one that has it and he's pulling an anthony :/

Pulling an Anthony by Anthony's best friend May 15, 2020

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Fleg

The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.

"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"

Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013

Word of the Day on July 18, 2026

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

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