pull a Homer

English

Etymology

From pull (“to do or perform”) in the pattern “pull a [name]”. Coined in the Simpsons episode "Homer Defined", after the regular character Homer who stops a nuclear meltdown via eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

Verb

pull a Homer (third-person singular simple present pulls a Homer, present participle pulling a Homer, simple past and past participle pulled a Homer)

1. (fandom slang, humorous, rare) To succeed despite idiocy.

Quotations

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Translations

Translations

• French: faire une simpsonnerie