Call
to lay claim to something or someone, secure right of ownership. a spoken agreement between friends that gives the person calling something rights to the thing/person called, without the other friends interfering.
“d-mn that b-tch is hot, i call it”
“sh-t, i was really hopin to tap that -ss”
“and don’t even think about kieling that sh-t either”
final decision based on value judgement, “the last word”. please note that this is rarely used without a possessive pr-noun preceding it.
“it’s not my call.” – it’s not up to me to decide.
“in the end, the call is his alone.” – it’s up to him to decide.
1. a call on a telphone or cell phone
2. a decison or prediction
the rain stopped just as you said, good call.
to predict something a while before it happens, and then be credited for it.
she called it long before i knew where it was going.
in poker and some other card games: to ask to see the cards in another player’s hand. this ends the bidding and the hand and reveals the winner.
this is closely related to the more general phrase: to call a bluff.
after the bidding went three rounds of raises, i called — and lost my shirt.
he said he’d strip and streak through the championship football game for a hundred bucks. i didn’t think he’d really do it so i put my money on the table and called his bluff. he lost his shirt and the rest of his clothes. and i lost $100.
a measure of support a person has in a community.
the size of a crowd a person can bring in.
no one will show at her event…she has no call.
colloquial term for a period of time, usually after an entire day’s work, when one must remain on the job. can extend from hours to an overnight stay.
see also on call.
medical student 1: there’s a comet that only p-sses earth once every quintillion years and they’re marking it with a fireworks display, free liquor and street parties! you in?
medical student 2: nah dawg…i have call tonight.
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