What's a euphemism or a less explicit word for "Asspull"?
How would a real gentleman say it?
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Assuming that you’re referring to “pulling information out of your ass”, you could try: “Pulling facts out of thin air” or “making it up on the go”. Getting more creative with it: “unscripted intellect”, “on the spot expertise”.
A real gentleman would probably say "conjecture" or "unfounded information", but a less explicit word is "nonsense"
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Rectally sourced figure
I'm gonna use this
Malarkey
Nonsense
Fabrication
balderdash
horsefeathers
raw conjecture
you rang?
An "ad hoc solution"?
Wingging it.
Pulled out of thin air
deus ex machina
Cut from whole cloth
Hexbear argument.
i'm just spitballing here.. i'm thinking perhaps.. maybe.. does this resonate.. have you considered.. from another perspective.. possibly.. informed opinion.. its likely.. in the ballpark of.. something like..
Well?
Amateur hour
“Pulled An Araki”
Made up on the spot.
Colonjecture.
Alternative logic
"A proctologist was needed to extract that information from its source."
"He's just pulling these figures out of his hat."
"This step in the argument is a bit of a handwave."
"I'm not sure we can afford to just guess here; let's gather some real data."
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." (PNAMBIC for short.)
"I'm concerned that the Emperor's latest tailors may be in the pay of the Nudist Association."
Assuming that you’re referring to “pulling information out of your ass”, you could try: “Pulling facts out of thin air” or “making it up on the go”. Getting more creative with it: “unscripted intellect”, “on the spot expertise”.