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can't make a call on 

It's a way to say that I can't make a decision
I can't make a call on who is more hot.

Make a phone call 

Code phrase used by a buddy to warn his friends that he is going off to his room to masturbate.
Kevin "I gotta go make a phone call"

Mike "Alright, make sure to lock your door"
Make a phone call by lumstar123 February 21, 2011

make a phone call to John Wayne 

This is a more inside way of saying you have to drop a deuce (take a crap), it works really well in an office setting so that you may let your close, personal co-workers know where you are going without letting everyone else know. This is derived from John Wayne's nickname being "The Duke", and can be shortened by simply saying "I have to make a phone call", or added to by saying "man John Wayne has been calling me all day."
"I'll be right back I have to make a phone call to John Wayne."

"I'll call you right back John Wayne is calling me on my other line."

make a phone call 

To throw up after drinking lots of booze. A phrase used to let your buddies know you are gonna go and heave somewhere, but fool the hoes so they don't know you drink like a lady.
You feel like you are gonna throw up and say: "Hey ladies, I gotta go *make a phone call*, I'll be right back"

Or... Jim says to his buddies... "That guy is totally wasted, bet he needs to *make a phone call*"
make a phone call by KeystoneSLC February 26, 2005

to make a phone call 

This is where when your in a big crowd of people, and instead of saying, "I need to take a shit." You say, "I need to make a phone call." Its a nicer way to put it without being rude, and its just funny as hell to people who dont know what your talking about.
Sammy: "I really need to make a phone call."
Rebecca: "Then go haha"
Joe: "What you guys talking about?"
to make a phone call by billie10 November 6, 2010
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
Ajumma by aintnotinbutnice July 5, 2009
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