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?

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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

See Examples For:

drunk dial

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

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2019