leftcall
/ˈlɛftˌkɔːl/nounVerified NewThe standard spoken announcement — "on your left" — by which a faster trail or path user signals an overtaking move.
The phrase is a complete etiquette system in two words: it warns, requests, and promises a side, and its omission is remembered. Variations are studied for tone; a mumbled leftcall can read as either courtesy or contempt.
Etym. — left + call: compressed to its operative syllable, the way working phrases erode.
Rel. — gradeyield
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