pulling a tuan

(idiom – used as an intransitive verb)
1 (a): to agree enthusiastically to convene at a particular time and place, despite secretly harboring some inexplicable apprehension, then fail to appear at all and to provide any explanation whatsoever (b): to agree enthusiastically to convene at a particular time and place, despite secretly harboring some inexplicable apprehension, then, long after the agreed-upon time has p-ssed, notify the waiting party(s) of one’s inability to attend – esp. when such notification could have been made much earlier (c): to agree enthusiastically to convene at a particular time and place, despite secretly harboring some inexplicable apprehension, then, long after the agreed-upon time has p-ssed, notify the waiting party(s) of one’s imminent arrival, then, after a long duration thenceforth, either fail to arrive at all or again notify the waiting party(s) of one’s imminent arrival: generally, in the latter case, the act is repeated until either one finally notifies the waiting party(s) of his/her inability to arrive or until the waiting party(s) become exasperated

2: to devise detailed plans for a meeting of people – esp. a social gathering, vigorously stress the importance of the meeting or otherwise stimulate interest in the meeting, then shortly before its scheduled time, abruptly cancel the meeting without providing a compelling reason.
1(a): don q.: “dude, where the f-ck is juan?! we’ve been waiting for two hours for his -ss to show up. he hasn’t even called.” sancho p.: “sh-t! i think the little f-cker’s pulling a tuan!”

1(b): sigmund: “dude, that was antoine. he pulled a tuan and is not coming.” sigfried: “f-ck! why didn’t he call earlier?! i could’ve been at home exfoliating my n-ts-ck instead of waiting for him to call and tell us he’s not coming!”

1(c): pedro: “that was the third time juan called to say he’ll be here. it’s been like two hours. he is totally pulling a tuan.” enrique: “next time he calls tell him to f-ck himself.”

2: (business meeting) phil: “antoine just pulled a tuan. today’s big strategy meeting is cancelled indefinitely.” devon: “what?! he was hyping it up yesterday afternoon. i spent two days working on those earnings projections.”

2: (social gathering) phil: “you know that party in the hamptons antoine was planning with the yacht, the private chefs, the runway models, and the endless fountains of choice liquors?” devon: “yeah, i can’t wait! it’s this afternoon!” phil: “well, he f-cking pulled a tuan. i got his text five minutes ago saying its cancelled. no reason why.”