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Define Crank Call Meaning

Crank Call
A term that was created when someone misheard the expression prank call.

Since the debut of the show Crank Yankers, the name has stuck. This is unfortunate since "crank" call doesn't make any sense.

Person 1: Dude the other day we made a bunch of crank calls, it was hilarious!

Person 2: You made what? You mean PRANK calls, right?

Person 1: Prank call? ... Huh, I guess you're right.
By Janette
Crank Call
a type of prank call where the person is old enough to have better ways of entertaining himself, or is motivated by pathology of some sort.

Crank calls aren't funny, and usually they're intended to be scary-- or antagonize in some way.

This stalker started to crank call me...
By Calli
Crank Call
A hostile telephone call (from a crank)

Take a break from making crank calls.
By Ethelind
Reverse Crank Call
Answering a phone call from a known telemarketer with expletives and yelling.

Answering phone call: "THIS BETTER BE GOOD, JERKY!"
Known telemarketer on phone: "may I speak to Joe? I have important information for him"
Reverse crank call: "NO! ARE YOU HIGH OR JUST STUPID? I AM INCLINED TOWARD THE LATTER, JERKY! AND STOP CALLING ME!"
hang up
By Shelli