butt-dial
verb[T]
USinformaluk/ˈbʌtˌdaɪ.əl/us/ˈbʌtˌdaɪ.əl/-ll-orUSusually-l-tocallsomeone'sphoneuninentionally bysittingorpressingonyourphonewhile it is inyourpocket:
（手机放在口袋里时不小心碰到而）误拨电话He butt-dialed hisbossand sheoverheardthewholeconversation.他不小心碰到按键而误拨了老板的电话，结果她听到了整个对话。
Communications - by telephone
- 3G
- 4G
- 5G
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- area code
- autodial
- dialling tone
- helpline
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingup
- pocket dial
- prank caller
- prepay
- ring
- roam
- telecoms
- telephone
- transfer
- wake-up call
Synonym
pocket dialmainlyUSinformal
butt-dial
noun[C]
USinformaluk/ˈbʌtˌdaɪ.əl/us/ˈbʌtˌdaɪ.əl/aphonecallthat someone makesunintentionallybysittingorpressingontheirphonewhile it is intheirpocket:
（手机放在口袋里时不小心碰到而）误拨的电话Sorry, I didn'tmeantocallyou - it was a butt-dial.对不起，我不是要给你打电话——是不小心碰到误拨的。
Communications - by telephone
- 3G
- 4G
- 5G
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- area code
- autodial
- dialling tone
- helpline
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingup
- pocket dial
- prank caller
- prepay
- ring
- roam
- telecoms
- telephone
- transfer
- wake-up call
Synonym
pocket dialmainlyUSinformal