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crying call

crying call noun: a call made by a player with a weak hand because they already have a large amount of money in the pot.

Noun

crying call (plural crying calls)

  1. (slang) A call made by a player with a weak hand because they already have a large amount of money in the pot.

Forms of crying call

pluralcrying calls

Questions about crying call

What does crying call mean?
Crying call means a call made by a player with a weak hand because they already have a large amount of money in the pot.
What part of speech is crying call?
Crying call is a noun.
What is the plural of crying call?
The plural of crying call is crying calls.

Words near crying call in the dictionary

  1. crying beef
  2. crying bird
  3. crying birds
  4. crying blue murder
  5. crying buckets
  6. crying call
  7. crying calls
  8. crying carrots and turnips
  9. crying craven
  10. crying cupboard
  11. crying down

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