butt-dial

[buht-dahy-uhl, ‐dahyl]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to unintentionally call (someone) on a cell phone in one's back pocket as a result of buttons being pressed accidentally.

noun

1. null butt dial a call made in this way.

   Sorry, it must have been a butt-dial.

Other Word Forms

• butt-dialing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of butt-dial¹

2000–05; butt ¹ (slang for “buttocks”) + dial