A sugarcoated term used by telemarketers which really means sales call. One of the most deceitful and misleading phrases ever since there is nothing courteous about it.
Telemarketer: Hello, may I speak to Mr. Smith? Hello. This is a courtesy call from Talk America which is inviting you to switch to our service. You'll pay only 10 cents a minute and you get the first 100 minutes free.
Mr. Smith: No thank you.
Telemarketer: Well, sir you get blah blah blah.........
Mr. Smith: No thank you.
Telemarketer: Well, sir you get blah blah blah.........
by x + y January 29, 2008
when you tell your boss youre sick and you need to stay home. sometimes youre actually sick but mostly you just want to play minecraft or something for 10 hours straight.
by AnalPenetrationByForce January 18, 2012
using the bathroom while on the phone. direct relationship with the advent of cordless phones and cell phones especially, particularly in da club.
by Carrie Atwood/Holly Lester November 27, 2006
by James Dodge May 20, 2020
The phenomenon of receiving a telephone call (non-cellular) while in the process of departing one’s domicile.
“I wanted to board the 2:15 train, but I got an exit call from my cousin in New Jersey and had to take the 2:30 instead.”
by Lexicon Injection Project April 11, 2009
by jeffapotamus October 27, 2009
A BBC period drama series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the 1950s and 1960s
I'm chillin out and next thing I know, somebody's screaming in agony in the other room. I walk over to see what's up and I say to my lady friend "Hey! Its that show where somebody's giving birth every 5 minutes" . She says "Yup! I'm watching Call the Midwife again"
by you_say_what_now? November 30, 2015