A fork of Rural Dictionary
To call it a day, to end the current task.
Right, I'm going to call it, that's enough for me.
A line repeatedly used by Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) in No Country for Old Men. It's how he decides whether or not to kill a person.
Anton Chigurh: What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss. Gas Station Proprietor: Sir? Anton Chigurh: The most. You ever lost. On a coin toss. Gas Station Proprietor: I don't know. I couldn't say. Anton Chigurh: Call it. Gas Station Proprietor: Call it? Anton Chigurh: Yes. Gas Station Proprietor: For what? Anton Chigurh: Just call it.
To say something before it happen that you predicted would
Girl: im pregnant Guy: called it
To predict something before it happens, and subsequently state once the predicition actually occurs. Usually trivial like a plotline to a film, or a sports result.
Dude 1: Alright I'm gonna call it now: Darren's gone and gotten himself a shitty haircut. Dude 2: OK then. Darren: Hey guys, like my new haircut? Dude 1: Fucking called it!
Claiming rights to something. Like calling the last beer in the fridge, or the front seat in a car. Calling shotgun.
There's one beer left in the fridge, I'm calling it! Yo mofo! Why you drinkin' that beer? I called it!
to do something half-assed, not bothering, doing the bare minimum
"i don't even care about that job, i'm more or less calling it in, when i do show up for work" -disgruntled employee