"you call this" meaning in English

See you call this in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Audio: En-au-you call this.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} you call this
  1. (rhetorical question, informal) Used to indicate that something is unsatisfactory, inadequate, substandard. Tags: informal, rhetoric Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions
    Sense id: en-you_call_this-en-phrase-xFJZNBh8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for you call this meaning in English (1.4kB)

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