What does 'can I pull you' mean on TikTok? Latest trend confuses users!
A new trend is going viral on TikTok that sees users asking others the question ‘can I pull you?’ – but what does it actually mean?
TikTok started out with a pretty bad reputation, known as the app where kids post stupid dance videos. But since the start of 2020, TikTok has really increased in popularity, and suddenly everyone started to give it a go.
However, a problem then arose as lots of people on TikTok weren’t familiar with the Gen Z vocabulary that is commonly used on the app, leading to a lot of confused TikTok users.
The latest phrase that’s confusing users is ‘can I pull you?’. Keep reading to find out exactly what it means.
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What does ‘can I pull you’ mean on TikTok?
If you’ve been scrolling down your TikTok For You page recently then you’ve probably picked up on everyone using the term ‘can I pull you?’ or ‘could I pull you?’ and the phrase’s meaning really isn’t very complex at all.
To ‘pull someone’ simply means the act of attracting someone in a sexual or romantic way. Essentially, you are seeking them out or pursuing them in order to hook up with them.
So, the term ‘can I pull you?’ simply means ‘can I hook up with you?’ or ‘are you attracted to me?’.
What is the ‘can I pull you?’ trend on TikTok?
The reason why everyone is using the term on TikTok at the moment is that it relates to a viral trend on the social media app.
TikTok users are posting a video that contains a slideshow of a number of different photos of themself alongside the caption ‘can I pull you?’.
People are then commenting on the video with their reply to the question, essentially answering whether or not the person could pull them in terms of attraction.
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Twitter users react to the ‘can I pull you?’ trend
Social media users have been loving the new TikTok trend, so much so that they’ve been taking to Twitter to talk about it.
One Twitter user said: “I am HERE for this ‘could I pull you’ trend on TikTok right now.”
“This “could I pull you” trend ok TikTok really doing a number on me,” said another.
However, the trend has had a bit of backlash as users claim it focuses on appearance too much. In retaliation, many TikTok users have been commenting on ‘can I pull you?’ videos with the word ‘personality’, arguing that pulling someone isn’t just about attractiveness.
