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drunk dial

American  
[druhngk-dahy-uhl, -dahyl] / ˈdrʌŋkˈdaɪ əl, -ˈdaɪl /
Or drunk-dial

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to phone (someone) while intoxicated.

    How can you avoid drunk dialing?

    Have you ever drunk-dialed an ex-girlfriend?

noun

  1. a phone call made by someone who is intoxicated.

Other Word Forms

  • drunk dialer noun

Etymology

Origin of drunk dial

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

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For Karen O and Danger Mouse, it was a drunk dial in 2008.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2019

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