phone-in

[ fohn-in ]

noun

1. call in.

phone in

¹

verb

1. intr to make a telephone call to deliver information (esp to a broadcasting studio or place of work)
2. slang.
   tr to deliver (a performance) in a perfunctory manner

phone-in

²

noun

1. 1. a radio or television programme in which listeners' or viewers' questions, comments, etc, are telephoned to the studio and broadcast live
   2. ( as modifier )

      a phone-in discussion

Word History and Origins

Origin of phone-in¹

First recorded in 1965–70; noun, adj. use of verb phrase phone in