crank call
noun
a telephone call made with the intention to prank someone, especially one that annoys, upsets, or harasses the person receiving the call.
crank calls
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pluralof crank call.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Japanese public broadcaster NHK said thousands of crank calls from China have targeted Fukushima government offices and the nuclear plant’s operator.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
Transit officials later explained that they had decided that wording was all but guaranteed to generate crank calls, since New Yorkers tend to regard one another and their possessions warily to begin with.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
He essentially crank calls the FTC’s lawyers with me in the room.
From The Verge ● Mar. 4, 2020
Perverts and bullies would make crank calls, a parallel phenomenon to the anonymous use of social media and “trolling.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2019
Randolph had a number of what he referred to—and reported—as "crank calls," asking Witch to try its might.
From Prologue to an Analogue by Leigh Richmond
