butt dial
butt dial noun: a situation when one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket where its buttons are being inadvertently pressed.
Noun
butt dial (plural butt dials)
- A situation when one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket where its buttons are being inadvertently pressed.
- Synonyms:
- pocket dial
Verb
butt dial (third-person singular simple present butt dials, present participle (US) butt dialing or (UK) butt dialling, simple past and past participle (US) butt dialed or (UK) butt dialled)
- To accidentally make a call this way.
- sorry didnt meana butt dial u, ttyl!
- Synonyms:
- pocket dial
Synonyms of butt dial
Forms of butt dial
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | butt dials |
| alternative form | buttdial |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | butt dials |
| present participle US | butt dialing |
| present participle UK | butt dialling |
| past participle US | butt dialed |
| past US | butt dialed |
| past participle UK | butt dialled |
| past UK | butt dialled |
Questions about butt dial
- What does butt dial mean?
- Butt dial means a situation when one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket where its buttons are being inadvertently pressed.
- What part of speech is butt dial?
- Butt dial can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of butt dial?
- The plural of butt dial is butt dials.
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