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safety call

safety call noun: a prescheduled phone call to another person who knows where one is and who one was going out with. A missed check-in (or using a pre-arranged code phrase for danger) signals one's contact person to call for help.

Noun

safety call (plural safety calls)

  1. (dating) A prescheduled phone call to another person who knows where one is and who one was going out with. A missed check-in (or using a pre-arranged code phrase for danger) signals one's contact person to call for help.
    • When it reaches those times during your meeting, no matter how well things are going, make your safety-call to let them know you're doing ok.2003 April 24, Naia, “Dear Dom: Scared Off-line”, in Bondage.com, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2011
    • We chit chat some small talk and I make my safety call.2006 August 10, Belle, “My first call”, in Belle's Blog, retrieved 15 Nov 2011
    Synonyms:
    safecall
  2. A type of called shot where a shooting player does not have to continue their turn after pocketing one or more of their balls.

Examples of safety call in a sentence

  • Kvam said Lozinski failed to make her "safety call" to say she was OK after meeting Chichester that day.2007 February 2, Robin Smith, “Families Battle For Custody Of Dog”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the...
  • He was her safety call, something she was supposed to have done over an hour ago.2008, Lena Matthews, chapter 5, in Head over Heels: A Cinderella Story, →ISBN, page 47:
  • A good safety call is one in which your contact person has as much information as possible.2010, Kim Olver, Secrets of Happy Couples: Loving Yourself, Your Partner and Your Life, →ISBN, →LCCN, LCC HQ801.O48 2010, page 22:

Synonyms of safety call

  • safecall

Forms of safety call

pluralsafety calls

Questions about safety call

What does safety call mean?
Safety call means a prescheduled phone call to another person who knows where one is and who one was going out with. A missed check-in (or using a pre-arranged code phrase for danger) signals one's contact person to call for help.
How do you use safety call in a sentence?
Kvam said Lozinski failed to make her "safety call" to say she was OK after meeting Chichester that day.
What part of speech is safety call?
Safety call is a noun.
What is the plural of safety call?
The plural of safety call is safety calls.

Words near safety call in the dictionary

  1. safety boots
  2. safety buoy
  3. safety buoys
  4. safety cage
  5. safety cages
  6. safety call
  7. safety calls
  8. safety car
  9. safety card
  10. safety cards
  11. safety cars

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