bluff call

A risky strategy in poker in which a player calls down a hand when they, in fact, have nothing, giving away their chips. A strategy first invisioned and acted upon by a poker pioneer from Lexington, KY named Sam.

Will: All-in
Sam: Call ... oops
*Will rakes in chips*
John to Nick: There goes Sam with that ingenious bluff call again.

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Call a bluff

When someone pretends to be about to do something, and another person challenges them to actually do it.

Originally from poker, when someone acts like they have good cards and their opponent makes them prove it.

The aim of a bluff is to scare or intimidate someone. The use in poker is so that an opponent will quit the round.

He said he was about to leave her forever, in an effort to make her jealous, but she called his bluff and made him leave.

I've always wanted to call a bluff, and I got my chance when the student told me his dog had died. His mother said they had never owned an animal.

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calling station

In poker, a player who often calls but seldom raises -- making him impossible to bluff but easy to beat with good cards.

"George is a calling station, so don't try to get him off his cards unless you have at least top pair."

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derek call

to make a bad decision, to exercise poor judgment, make a bad call. Derelict at duty.

President Bush's downright derek call to allow Mexican truckers free access to American highways, was blocked by emergency legislation.

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nature calls

When someone says - nature calls - they mean they have to go to the bathroom - lool - WC -toilet.

during a conversation

john : have you heard about the new ipad

steve: nature calls brb dude

john : lol take your time

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call out

To challenge someone in some way. Or to put someone on blast.

I don't think you've really lost 300 pounds - you just say you have. Produce some Before & After photos. I'm calling you out!

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calling dinosaurs

College slang term that refers to the act of vomiting; a play on the sound that one emits during regurgitation.

Freddie drank a fifth of tequila and spent the rest of the night calling dinosaurs from the bathroom.

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