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calling card
[ kaw-ling kahrd ]
noun
- Also called card, visiting card. a small card with the name and often the address of a person or of a couple, for presenting when making a business or social call, for enclosing in gifts, etc.
- Informal. any mark, sign, trace, characteristic, or the like by which someone or something can be recognized.
- Also called phone card. a prepaid card or charge card that can be used to make a telephone call at home or away from home.
calling card
noun
- a small card bearing the name and usually the address of a person, esp for giving to business or social acquaintances Also calledvisiting card
Word History and Origins
Origin of calling card1
Example Sentences
Hegseth claims this insult is justified because Brown "made the race card one of his biggest calling cards."
“I’m an indie-film lifer,” Baker said, noting that he doesn’t make movies to be calling cards for larger studio projects.
The hypnotic sequence, animated from three dimensional scans of Scott, became one of the series’ calling cards when it first premiered in early 2022 on Apple TV+.
His use of models of all races became the label's calling card and popularised the "United Colours of Benetton" logo - but his provocative photos stoked controversy.
But by that stage, she had already recorded a song that would become her calling card.
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