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call-stall
verb
/kawl-stawl/
Definition
To prolong a conversation indefinitely because neither party knows the polite way to hang up.
In use
“We call-stalled for ten minutes just saying 'yeah, absolutely' back and forth.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /kawl-stawl/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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