Meaning & use
Butt-dial
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To accidentally call someone on a mobile phone, typically because the phone is pressed against a pocket or bag.
See it in a sentence
I'm sorry for the missed call — I must have butt-dialed you while my phone was in my back pocket.
She realized she had butt-dialed her boss during an awkward conversation at the bar.
A note on using this word
The term entered mainstream dictionaries in the 2010s as smartphones became common; "pocket-dial" is a more polite synonym for the same mishap.
Words with a similar meaning
pocket-dial
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