butt-dial

American  

[buht-dahy-uhl, ‐dahyl] / ˈbʌtˌdaɪ əl, ‐daɪl /

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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of butt-dial

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

Example Sentences

But there isn’t much to hold: “Renfield” is mostly chaotic blood-spurting action sequences, interspersed with scenes outlining a thin plot involving a New Orleans crime family headed by the wonderfully throaty-voiced Shohreh Aghdashloo, whose Scotch-and-sandpaper rendition of the phrase “butt-dial” is almost worth the ticket price right there.

From Seattle Times

“Is that an invitation? Or an order? Or a butt-dial?”

From Literature

The availability of Johnson’s number was first reported by a British gossip website, under a post titled, “Hoping not to butt-dial Boris.”

From Washington Post

The availability of the number was first reported by a gossip website under a post titled, “Hoping not to butt-dial Boris.”

From Seattle Times

“It’s actually you. Not a butt-dial. I get everyone’s butt-dials. Always have. Always will. Unless I change my name. Identity change seems like a good idea since I sang you a song about a rat.”

From Literature