the pot calling the kettle black

a situation in which one person criticizes another for a fault they have themselves

Ernie accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

by [katie] November 12, 2006

Pot Calling the Kettle Black

An expression that is said when one accuses another person of that which they are equally guilty of.

Many years ago, people used to cook over an open flame using copper kettles and iron pots. The copper kettles were usually polished after every use whereas the iron pots were not and remained blackened from the soot from previous cookings. Well someone got the idea that if the iron pot were alive and it looked at a nearby copper kettle, it would see a black image. The iron pot believes it sees the image of the copper kettle when in reality, because the copper kettle was polished, what the iron pot was seeing was a reflection of itself. This symbolic phrase became associated with hypocrisy. An accuser blames someone else for having a fault when the accuser has the same fault.

Joe accuses Mark for not keeping his house clean when in reality, Joe has a messy house. Therefore, Joe is guilty of "the pot calling the kettle black".

by Dancing with Fire June 24, 2011

cold calling

the process of approaching prospective customers or clients, typically via telephone, who were not expecting such an interaction. The word "cold" is sometimes thought of as being used because the person receiving the call is not expecting a call or has not specifically asked to be contacted by a sales person. It is pretty much another word of telemarketing

I hate when those people from overseas are cold calling me to sell me insurance that I already have.

by primetangent April 23, 2008

calling bs

BS, an abbreviation of bullshit.
Calling bullshit means you are proclaiming someone's statement as a complete nonsense.

Anonymous 1: "Google does not spy on you."
Anonymous 2: "Google shill pls"
Anonymous 3: "Calling BS on this."

by jaramat November 27, 2013

Cat Calling

Rude sexual remarks made by men passing women on the street. Usually “cat calls” are about the woman’s body as a whole or a certain feature.

“Damn girl that ass looks fine”-Guy on the street

“Ugh, I’m so tired of cat calling!” -Woman the guy yelled at

by StrangeDefinitionsWithMe December 7, 2017

Calling Morpheus

To use a pay phone on the street to roll a joint, blunt, or hit a pipe.
I was rolling a joint downtown in manhattan and my friend bill is like "what are you doing over there Calling Morpheus?" and i turn around with a joint.

Any nefarious activity using a phone booth or kiosk falls under the calling morpheus umbrella. must be a landline not a closet or dark corner and your cell

by ari the greek January 11, 2008

Calling Hogs

To snore; relating to the sound someone makes when they snore in their sleep

Husband: Goodnight sweetheart, see you in the morning. I'm going to sleep, if I start calling hogs nudge me.

Wife: If you start calling hogs and wake me up I'll do more than nudge you. I'll kick your sorry ass out of bed and make you sleep on the couch.

by Chicks Dig Me September 11, 2009