Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
*67 en · PROPN
Meanings
(Canada, US) The telephone number used to block caller ID.
Callers can block their Caller ID information on a per-call basis by dialling *67 before a call is made. 2010, House of Representatives, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010:
Free caller ID blocking. […] The new feature will enable customers to hide their identification from […] caller ID by punching "*67" on push-button phones or dialing "1167" on rotary phones. 1990 September 17, “Briefs”, in Network World:
A *67 blocked call is reported to the receiving party's caller ID as a "private call". 2013, Steven Kerry Brown, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, 3 edition:
(Canada, US, intransitive, transitive) To use the telephone number prefix to block caller ID.
[The NSA has] this dude who […] writes down all the numbers that pop up on the caller-id display. Don't forget to *67!!! 1994 March, Hackle-b3rry phin, “Keeping a low profile on UNIX systems”, in Brotherhood of Warez, volume 3:
I seem to recall that a Rochecter Tel sub called the 800-stopper ANI #, and got readback, then "*67"ed, and called again - this time NOT getting one. 1993 September 20, David Lesher, “Caller ID/ANI Thread”, in comp.society.privacy (Usenet):
[H]ow about *67ing him? That's what [she] does when she likes someone. 2010, Robin Palmer, Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: