you call this

phrase

Used to indicate that something is unsatisfactory, inadequate, substandard.

“You call this a party?”

Meanings

phraseyou call this ...?
  1. informalrhetoricUsed to indicate that something is unsatisfactory, inadequate, substandard.

    You call this a party?

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APA

you call this. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20call%20this

MLA

“you call this.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20call%20this. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you call this,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20call%20this.

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