Internet Culture2017informal

打call

dǎ call

To show support / cheer for — enthusiastically supporting someone or something.

Origin & Background

From Japanese idol culture where fans do coordinated cheering ("call") at concerts. Adopted into Chinese internet culture.

Examples

I'm 打call for my favorite singer!

为中国女排打call！(Cheering for the Chinese women's volleyball team!)

Related Slang

YYDS (永远的神)

yǒng yuǎn de shén

GOAT (Greatest of All Time). Used to praise someone or something as the absolute best.

真香

zhēn xiāng

Smells good / So good — used when someone ends up loving something they previously said they'd never do.

高情商

gāo qíng shāng

High EQ — being tactful, diplomatic, or knowing exactly the right thing to say.

CP (嗑CP)

kè CP

Shipping / pairing — supporting or fantasizing about a romantic couple, whether real or fictional.