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词汇 butt-dial
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Definition of butt-dial in English:

butt-dial

verb
[with object]US informal
  • Inadvertently call (someone) on a mobile phone in one's rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to a button or buttons on the phone.

    I have had several people butt-dial me, from former girlfriends to my brother
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oh, by the way, a friend of mine was butt dialed by Phaedra and she doesn't like you, so there.
    • Finn receives a call from Rachel, who he thinks butt dialed him.
    • Pocket mode will supposedly keep you from butt dialing 9-1-1, or any other number for that matter.
    • "I didn't butt dial you! I was calling you because you called me this morning."
    • Somehow, I accidentally butt dialed you AGAIN!
    • "Taylor was butt dialing me at 2.30 in the morning - whatever he was doing shouldn't have happened while we were in a relationship."
    • Probably one of the most moronic things a person could do while planning a murder would be to butt dial 911 while discussing the plan.
    • I use a case sometimes, however I have only *once* butt dialed someone.
    • You kept butt dialing me at the school board meeting.
    • One man told on himself by "butt dialing" police.
noun
US informal
  • An inadvertent call made on a mobile phone in one's rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to a button or buttons on the phone.

    who hasn't received a butt dial at some point, and listened to their friends chatting away, singing, or even talking to themselves?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Could nail calls be the new butt dials?
    • Usually these "butt dials" reveal little more than muffled, innocuous chatter, broadcast from the pocket of an innocent civilian.
    • Like most butt dials, the ones from Horwitz's phone are caused when it shifts in the pocket of his pants.
    • Fun fact we all learned: The 911 emergency call system gets 11,000 butt dials a day.
    • You didn't say anything so I assumed it was another butt dial.
    • In the last 10 years, the near-universal adoption of cellphones and smartphones has caused the number of accidental 911 calls - also known as fat-finger dials or butt dials - to skyrocket.
    • For a moment, just enough time to make me think that this was a wrong number, or even a butt dial, there was silence on the other end.
    • This is probably a lot handier than opening the phone app, and will result in fewer butt dials.
    • I saw his name pop up and thought - Butt dial?
    • I had "butt dials" and "butt texts" from them.

Definition of butt-dial in US English:

butt-dial

verb
[with object]US informal
  • Inadvertently call (someone) on a mobile phone in one's rear pants pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to a button or buttons on the phone.

    I have had several people butt-dial me, from former girlfriends to my brother
    Example sentencesExamples
    • "I didn't butt dial you! I was calling you because you called me this morning."
    • One man told on himself by "butt dialing" police.
    • "Taylor was butt dialing me at 2.30 in the morning - whatever he was doing shouldn't have happened while we were in a relationship."
    • Finn receives a call from Rachel, who he thinks butt dialed him.
    • Pocket mode will supposedly keep you from butt dialing 9-1-1, or any other number for that matter.
    • Somehow, I accidentally butt dialed you AGAIN!
    • Probably one of the most moronic things a person could do while planning a murder would be to butt dial 911 while discussing the plan.
    • I use a case sometimes, however I have only *once* butt dialed someone.
    • You kept butt dialing me at the school board meeting.
    • Oh, by the way, a friend of mine was butt dialed by Phaedra and she doesn't like you, so there.
noun
US informal
  • An inadvertent call made on a mobile phone in one's rear pants pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to a button or buttons on the phone.

    who hasn't received a butt dial at some point and listened to their friends chatting, singing, or even talking to themselves?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is probably a lot handier than opening the phone app, and will result in fewer butt dials.
    • You didn't say anything so I assumed it was another butt dial.
    • I saw his name pop up and thought - Butt dial?
    • Like most butt dials, the ones from Horwitz's phone are caused when it shifts in the pocket of his pants.
    • Usually these "butt dials" reveal little more than muffled, innocuous chatter, broadcast from the pocket of an innocent civilian.
    • I had "butt dials" and "butt texts" from them.
    • Could nail calls be the new butt dials?
    • In the last 10 years, the near-universal adoption of cellphones and smartphones has caused the number of accidental 911 calls - also known as fat-finger dials or butt dials - to skyrocket.
    • For a moment, just enough time to make me think that this was a wrong number, or even a butt dial, there was silence on the other end.
    • Fun fact we all learned: The 911 emergency call system gets 11,000 butt dials a day.
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