"crying call" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crying calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crying call (plural crying calls)
  1. (poker slang) A call made by a player with a weak hand because he or she already has a large amount of money in the pot. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-crying_call-en-noun-g~LDBcOI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: card-games, poker

Inflected forms

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