butt dial

an unintentional smartphone pocket call

TRANSLATION

butt dial = einen unbeabsichtigt ausgelösten Anruf über ein in der hinteren Hosentasche befindliches Mobiltelefon

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Reporter overhears discussion about money after Giuliani BUTT DIALS him. Twice."

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butt dial
noun phrase, verb phrase

- an unintentional telephone call made from a cell phone in a (back) pocket due to body movement

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SYNONYMS

butt call, ass call, pocket call, pocket dial

The phrase "pocket dial" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in August 2015.

"One emergency service claims that up to 29 percent of incoming calls are pocket dials."

The Journal of Emergency Dispatch

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