# calling card

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A small printed card which identifies the bearer, traditionally presented for introduction when making a social visit to a home or when attending a formal social event or business meeting.
2. An attribute, symptom, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone or something.
3. Excrement, especially of a domestic animal.
4. A phonecard.
5. A card advertising the services of a prostitute.
6. An explosive dropped from a bomber aeroplane.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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