butt dialing US
bʌt ˈdaɪəlɪŋ
See also: pocket dialing (UK)
Definition

Definition of butt dialing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technologyUSaccidental call made from a pocketed phoneUS
  • I received a butt dialing from my friend yesterday.
  • Butt dialing can lead to awkward conversations.
  • He apologized for the butt dialing incident.
pocket dial
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Expressions with butt

butt calln.
accidental phone call from a pocket
I got a butt call from him during the meeting.
butt dialn.
accidental call made from a pocketed phone
I received a butt dial from him yesterday.
butt headsv.
disagree strongly or argue
They often butt heads over politics.
butt inv.
interrupt a conversation without being invited
He tends to butt in when others are talking.
kick butt and take namesv.
act with great energy and dominate others
She came to the meeting to kick butt and take names.
work one's butt offv.
work very hard for a goal
She worked her butt off to finish the project on time.

Expressions with dialing

speed-dialingadj.
relating to quickly calling a number
He used his speed-dialing feature to call her.
direct inward dialingn.
telecommunication system allowing calls to bypass a switchboard
Direct inward dialing enables callers to reach employees directly without operator assistance..
touch-tone dialingn.
telephone system where pressing buttons sends tones for each digit
Touch-tone dialing lets you call by pressing number buttons.
abbreviation dialingn.
phone feature for dialing with short number sequences
Abbreviation dialing makes calling frequent contacts much faster.
rotary dialingn.
method of calling using a rotary dial
Rotary dialing was common in the mid-20th century.
subscriber trunk dialingn.
system letting people make long-distance calls without an operator
Subscriber trunk dialing made calling other cities much easier.
tone dialingn.
system transmitting digits as audio frequencies
Tone dialing replaced pulse dialing in many telephones.

Terms related to butt dialing

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dialdevicemistakemobilephonepocketringunplanned

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  1. French:appel involontaire, ...
  2. German:Hosentaschenanruf, ...
  3. Italian:chiamata accidentale, ...
  4. Spanish:llamada accidental, ...
  5. Portuguese:chamada acidental, ...
  6. Chinese:误拨电话, ...
  7. Japanese:ポケットダイヤル, ...
  8. Arabic:مُكَالَمَة جَيْب, ...
  9. Hebrew:שִׂיחַת כִּיס, ...
  10. Russian:карманный звонок, ...
  11. Ukrainian:випадковий дзвінок з кишені, ...
  12. Hindi:जेब से लग गई कॉल, ...
butt dial US
bʌt daɪəl
butt dialledbutt dialling
See also: pocket dial (UK)

Definition of butt dial - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technologyUSaccidental call made from a pocketed phoneUS
  • I received a butt dial from him yesterday.
pocket dial

Verbal expression

accidental callUSaccidentally call someone by sitting on your phoneUS
  • I didn't mean to call you, I just butt dialed.
pocket dial
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Expressions with butt

butt calln.
accidental phone call from a pocket
I got a butt call from him during the meeting.
butt dialn.
accidental call made from a pocketed phone
I received a butt dial from him yesterday.
butt headsv.
disagree strongly or argue
They often butt heads over politics.
butt inv.
interrupt a conversation without being invited
He tends to butt in when others are talking.
kick butt and take namesv.
act with great energy and dominate others
She came to the meeting to kick butt and take names.
work one's butt offv.
work very hard for a goal
She worked her butt off to finish the project on time.

Expressions with dialing

speed-dialingadj.
relating to quickly calling a number
He used his speed-dialing feature to call her.
direct inward dialingn.
telecommunication system allowing calls to bypass a switchboard
Direct inward dialing enables callers to reach employees directly without operator assistance..
touch-tone dialingn.
telephone system where pressing buttons sends tones for each digit
Touch-tone dialing lets you call by pressing number buttons.
abbreviation dialingn.
phone feature for dialing with short number sequences
Abbreviation dialing makes calling frequent contacts much faster.
rotary dialingn.
method of calling using a rotary dial
Rotary dialing was common in the mid-20th century.
subscriber trunk dialingn.
system letting people make long-distance calls without an operator
Subscriber trunk dialing made calling other cities much easier.
tone dialingn.
system transmitting digits as audio frequencies
Tone dialing replaced pulse dialing in many telephones.

Terms related to butt dial

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
callconnectcontactdialmisdialphoneringunintentionalcellphoneerrormistakemobile

Examples of butt dial in a sentence

  • Her phone made a butt dial during the meeting.
  • She butt dialed her boss during a meeting.
  • He often butt dials people when his phone is in his back pocket.

View all translations of butt dial

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  1. French:appel accidentel, appeler quelqu'un par inadvertance, ...
  2. German:Hosentaschenanruf, versehentlich anrufen, ...
  3. Italian:chiamata involontaria, chiamare per sbaglio, ...
  4. Spanish:llamada accidental, llamar por error, ...
  5. Portuguese:ligação acidental, ligar acidentalmente, ...
  6. Chinese:误拨电话, 误拨, ...
  7. Japanese:ポケットダイヤル, 誤って電話をかける, ...
  8. Arabic:مُكالَمَة جَيْب, اتَّصَلَ عَنْ طَريقِ الخَطَأ, ...
  9. Hebrew:חִיּוּג כִּיס, לְחַיֵּג בְּטָעוּת מֵהַכִּיס, ...
  10. Russian:случайный звонок, случайно позвонить, ...
  11. Ukrainian:випадковий дзвінок, набрати номер випадково, ...
  12. Hindi:आकस्मिक कॉल, गलती से कॉल कर देना, ...

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