call
(heading, intransitive) To visit.
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Which one is lying? Trump said: "We've shot down [sic] seven small boats or, as they like to call them, 'fast' boats. It's all they have left." The US military said it had used helicopters to attack the boats. Irani…
I know he says that, but as I think I said before, I am not sure we can call that idea by the name christianity or say it has wide purchase (any purchase?) there. And even if we do call it that, I am just as I said ab…
man congrats, glad you got a nice little spread going <3 younger you with the good call
“You, sir, are what we here in Britain call a wanker.”
Okay, call the wedding officiant
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(heading, intransitive) To visit.
The basis for his conclusion was called into doubt
“Okay, call the wedding officiant”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“Why do 99% of politicians, lawyers, spokespersons, etc answer any question with umm look. Reporter (David): Do you think that the PM was correct in his call to blah, blah, blah Politician: Umm look David….. I have a perfect example where EVERY question but one was answered with \*Umm Look\* but I can’t post a link.”
— r/AskAnAustralian· May 2026“If white people and black people switched (black people making white people slaves) would the n word still be the n word What I mean is would they have chosen a different word to call white people instead of the n word.”
— r/NoStupidQuestions· May 2026“How many bananas would it take to make me infertile? Since bananas contain trace levels of radiation, there surely must be some magic number of which could lower my sperm count. Would it be as simple as sticking one in my pants and call it a day? Or should I make a banana cushion to sit on at work? How many bananas would it take to accomplish this goal?”
— r/NoStupidQuestions· May 2026“Why don't we call yawn-induced tears yawndensation? The men in the nice white coats won't tell me and this coat is very uncomfortable.”
— r/etymology· May 2026
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“Younger year that can call smne "Lil Bro" This post contains content not supported on old Reddit. [Click here to view the full post](https://sh.reddit.com/r/GenAlpha/comments/1swb57t)”
— r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026“What is going on with Palantir? What are they doing and why are people so concerned with the government overreach? What is the threat to individual freedoms? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/23/thousands-call-on-uk-ministers-to-cut-ties-with-us-tech-giant-palantir”
— r/OutOfTheLoop· Apr 2026“Did they call peat control pest control in medieval times? And if not what did they call them”
— r/words· Apr 2026“>> I love it when you call me big papa.”
“Well, when you got to call me dumb”
“honest right now that if you call me”
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(heading) To name, identify or describe.
I call the comfy chair!
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(heading) To reach out with one's voice.
He felt called to help the old man.
"call" means: To reach out with one's voice.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"call" means: To reach out with one's voice.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Which one is lying? Trump said: "We've shot down [sic] seven small boats or, as they like to call them, 'fast' boats. It's all they have left." The US military said it had used helicopters to attack the boats. Iranian state media later disputed”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I know he says that, but as I think I said before, I am not sure we can call that idea by the name christianity or say it has wide purchase (any purchase?) there. And even if we do call it that, I am just as I said above still not really convinced his conclusion follows.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“man congrats, glad you got a nice little spread going <3 younger you with the good call”
— Bluesky· May 2026““You, sir, are what we here in Britain call a wanker.””
— Bluesky· May 2026“>> I love it when you call me big papa.”
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