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pull chain
pull/yank somebody's chain
(American & Australian informal) to say or do something that upsets another person, especially because you enjoy upsetting them Boy, she really knows how to pull your chain!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Kassia | | KA-shə | English (Rare) |
| Mainio | | MIE-nee-o | Finnish |
| Paki | | - | Southern African, Xhosa |
| Ortrun | | AWRT-roon | German |
| Erskine | | UR-skien | Scottish, Irish, English (Rare) |
| Yehudi | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |