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calling a chair

The reserving/holding of a chair for the time limit called
-originated in smith's point camp grounds NY

1)you must be sitting in the chair when you call it
2)you must be back down by the time limit called or its void
3)you cant sit anywhere else after you call 20 minutes or the chair you called it on is free

*The largest quantity of time allowed to be called is twenty minutes but you can call anything under that as well
Bobby:I'm hungry, im gonna go get something to eat quick, 20 mins

Tim:Yes i can finally sit down

Bobby: You can sit down until i come back but i called 20 mins

Tim:Ohh yeahh thats right, the 20 mins rule, i didnt hear you calling a chair, im sorry
by 20minsrulee June 13, 2009
mugGet the calling a chairmug.

governor's call

n. A last hope of salvation from a dreadful end. Originally a last-minute reprieve from an execution but now a generic term.

........
The election Tuesday may ruin America no matter who wins.

Yeah. The only thing that can save us now is a governor's call.

And just who would the "governor" be in this case?

I do not know. God? George Washington? Putin? I am not a Poli-Sci major.
by gnostic3 November 6, 2016
mugGet the governor's callmug.

calling in trump

(Verb) 1. The act of excusing oneself from work on the basis of shock, depression and/or general malaise resulting from the 2016 election of Donald Trump.
Sarah was calling in Trump today, so the meeting is cancelled.
by Microbie March 31, 2017
mugGet the calling in trumpmug.

Curtain call

The moment you take the blindfold off your girlfriend to reveal who really was having sex with her.
You should have seen her face after the curtain call.
by Scizzott 402 July 26, 2022
mugGet the Curtain callmug.

rebooty-call

The act of making a 2nd booty call after the first one fails. Similar to "rebooting" a PC after it crashes.
Ash: So did you get lucky last night with that chick from the club or did you have to make your usual booty call?

Dustin: I called Michelle for my usual booty call but when her car ran out of gas on the way over therefore I had to rebooty-call Sherry. Thank god she has a Prius !
by three-m February 2, 2010
mugGet the rebooty-callmug.

Calle-five

In backyard basketball, a shot from outside the three-point line gives you three points, but a calle-five gives you five points and it's achieved by hitting a shot from behind the backboard.
"Stop being a ball haul Carl!"
"Nah bro, i'm gonna hit that, CALLE-FIVE!!!!!"
by The SweedishAsian December 10, 2018
mugGet the Calle-fivemug.

Homer Call

A sports term used to describe a call that is obviously biased to the home team, while calls for the away team are more droll, boring, insulting, or quiet.
Homer call, after home team scores:
"INCREDIBLE! THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!! (Home Team) SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

After away team scores:
"This is so sad I feel like puking looking at it!"
by Maximum_Spider December 14, 2012
mugGet the Homer Callmug.

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