"Pays call" is a phrase that describes the act of visiting someone, typically for social reasons. There are many synonyms that can be used for this phrase such as "visits," "drops by," "stops in," "pops in," "swings by," and "comes around." Other words that can be used as substitutes include "calls on," "checks in," "shows up," and "comes over." Depending on the context and tone of the conversation, different synonyms can be used to convey different emotions or levels of familiarity. Nonetheless, these synonyms all convey the same general meaning of social visitations.