pull caps



pull caps

To have an argument, especially in a way that lacks propriety. This now-outdated phrase was mostly applied to women and their head coverings. A: "What is all that commotion?" B: "I believe that Lady Judith and her sister are pulling caps in the sitting room."
See also: cap, pull

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SuziSOO-zeeEnglish
JoonasYO:-nahsFinnish
Ryannrie-ANEnglish (Modern)
Brechtje-Dutch
Lyubomir-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Pilypas-Lithuanian