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What does "butt-dial" mean?

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Rebecca

A "butt-dial" is a reference to when people put their phones in their back pocket, and the cellphone will accidentally call someone without the phone owner knowing. It is a completely accidental phone call, and sometimes leads to awkward situations. Ex: I accidentally butt-dialed my teacher while I was complaining about him. Ex: I'm the queen of butt-dials. I do it all the time when I'm drunk.

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