to abstain from social activities in the name of comfort.
he's pulling a paul tonight, nothing we can do to get him to come out tonight...
Jerking off using your own tears as lubricant
"Did you hear about Rich? He's been so lonely that hes been pulling a Paul every night"
Using your own tears as lubricant to jerk off alone
You hear about Rich? He's so lonely that he's been pulling a Paul every night before falling asleep...
Losing a game of credit card roullette and subsequently running out of the bar without paying for the round of drinks.
Brandon: Hey, did you hear what happened at Professor Thom's last night?
Fatuous: Fratting?
Brandon: No, Silv's camp friend from Saginaw Mort Fish tried pulling a Paul.
Fatuous: What happened?
Brandon: We took away his canteen.
Ripping your pants in the attempt of looking good in front of your grandmother.
"Did you see Austin Pulling a Paul yesterday in gym class?"
"Yeah, how embarrassing it must have been."
When someone writes you a message and expects an answer, so you don't respond to him for hours, or with a simple "Alright". Your respond may also be a meme, anime related material, or a Persona 5 reference.
"Dude, my cat just died..."
(Decides to pull a Paul)
"............... Alright."
When you spend over $200 on booze for yourself (without bottle service)
You: I spent so much money on drinks tonight!
Friend: how much?
You: like $300
Friend: just for you?!
You: yeah...
Friend: You were pulling a Paul dude!