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star 69

star 69 verb: to press the keys *69 in succession on the keypad of a telephone, usually after a missed call, which results in a last-call return by automatically dialling the telephone number of the last caller.

Verb

star 69 (third-person singular simple present star 69s, present participle star 69ing, simple past and past participle star 69ed)

  1. (Canada, US) To press the keys *69 in succession on the keypad of a telephone, usually after a missed call, which results in a last-call return by automatically dialling the telephone number of the last caller.
    • He rushed to the phone to star 69 before anyone else called.

Forms of star 69

third-person singular presentstar 69s
present participlestar 69ing
past participlestar 69ed
paststar 69ed
alternative form*69
alternative formstar-69

Questions about star 69

What does star 69 mean?
Star 69 means to press the keys *69 in succession on the keypad of a telephone, usually after a missed call, which results in a last-call return by automatically dialling the telephone number of the last caller.
What part of speech is star 69?
Star 69 is a verb.
What is the past tense of star 69?
The past tense of star 69 is star 69ed.

Words near star 69 in the dictionary

  1. staps
  2. Stapylton
  3. Stapyltons
  4. Staquet
  5. star
  6. star 69
  7. star 69ed
  8. star 69ing
  9. star 69s
  10. star anise
  11. star aniseed

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