"pull a Homer" meaning in All languages combined

See pull a Homer on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pulls a Homer [present, singular, third-person], pulling a Homer [participle, present], pulled a Homer [participle, past], pulled a Homer [past]
Etymology: From pull (“to copy or emulate the actions associated with”). Coined in the Simpsons episode "Homer Defined", after the regular character Homer who stops a nuclear meltdown via eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Head templates: {{en-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) To succeed despite idiocy. Tags: humorous, slang Categories (topical): The Simpsons Translations (Translations): faire une simpsonnerie (French)

Inflected forms

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