pocket dial



pocket dial

1. verb To inadvertently make a phone call by accidentally sitting or otherwise pressing on one's cell phone (typically when it is in one's pocket). A: "Do you know why grandma called me last night?" B: "Oh, I think she just pocket dialed you."
2. noun The act of making such a phone call. I was excited when Jill called me for the first time in months, but she didn't actually want to talk to me—it was just a pocket dial.
See also: dial, pocket

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jeannette[dʒi'net]
Bains[beinz]
EsmondEZ-məndEnglish (Rare)
&Thorn;ÓRfre&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
EpaphrasEP-ə-fras (English)Biblical, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
MithrasMITH-rəs (English)Persian Mythology (Hellenized)