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pocket dials

pocket dials is the plural of pocket dial.

Meaning of pocket dial

Noun

pocket dial (plural pocket dials)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.
    • But consider this first: How do you know that he really meant to call you and this wasn't just an accidental pocket dial?2013, Jess McCann, Was It Something I Said?: The Answer To All Your Dating Dilemmas, Skirt!, →ISBN, pages 7–8
    Synonyms:
    butt dial
  2. (obsolete) A portable sundial of small size.

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Questions about pocket dials

What is pocket dials the plural of?
Pocket dials is the plural of pocket dial.

Words near pocket dials in the dictionary

  1. pocket dial
  2. pocket dialed
  3. pocket dialing
  4. pocket dialled
  5. pocket dialling
  6. pocket dials
  7. pocket diaper
  8. pocket diapers
  9. pocket dictionaries
  10. pocket dictionary
  11. pocket door

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