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pocket call en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An unintentional telephone call made from a cell phone in one's (pants or trouser) pocket due to body movement.

Forms

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pocket calls Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (3)

af sakoproep (unintentional telephone call) · de Hosentaschenanruf (unintentional telephone call) · fr appel de poche (unintentional telephone call)

pocket call en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (informal, transitive) To accidentally make a pocket call to (someone).
    • Realising he must have pocket called me, I laughed. 2018 May 26, Jacqueline Mey, “Husband calls wife while cheating”, in News Mail-:
    • Then he continued his rant in his vehicle when he left but unfortunately pocket called me. 2018 January 15, Jez Hemming, “Domino's Pizza delivery man's 'Anglesey retards' rant during pocket dial disaster”, in Daily Post North Wales:
    • I pocket called the head coach one time and I left a voicemail that I didn't want him to hear. 2016 August 31, Elle Halliwell, Sally Rawsthorne, “Glitz and glamour as stars attend the official launch of Spring Carnival at Australian Turf Club”, in The Daily Telegraph:

Forms

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pocket calls Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pocket calling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pocket called Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pocket called Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

ass call · butt call