From ass + pull, from the phrase pull out of one's ass.
ass-pull (plural ass-pulls)
- (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) A hastily fabricated explanation or contrived plot twist.
2009 July 9, charlesgriffman, “Re: e360 vs Spamhaus decision ?”, in news.admin.net-abuse.email[1] (Usenet):Ah, you "believe". You do not know. So you admit that it's just wishful thinking, an ass pull not based on any facts.
2011 January 2, Matthew Russotto, “Re: OT: going green”, in comp.sys.mac.system[2] (Usenet):And there's no reason I see to believe either of these numbers is anything but an ass-pull.
2011 April 22, Dave Baranyi, “Re: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - 11 & 12 - final comments - no real spoilers”, in rec.arts.anime.misc[3] (Usenet):Even if we ignore the total ass-pull of super powers for Madoka, we still get a resolution that is no better than "it was all a dream".
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ass-pull.