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▪ I. star 69, n. U.S.
Brit. |ˌstɑːˈsɪksnʌɪn|, |ˌstɑːˈsɪkstinʌɪn|, U.S. |ˌstɑrˈsɪksˌnaɪn|, |ˌstɑrˈsɪkstiˌnaɪn|
Forms: α. 19– *69, 19– star 69; β. 19– star six nine; γ. 19– star sixty-nine
[‹ star n.1 + six n. + nine n., with reference to the sequence dialled on a touch-tone telephone to make use of the service; compare star n.1 10a. In γ form interpreting the numerical symbols as sixty-nine.]
A call return service which automatically dials the number from which the last incoming call was made, activated by dialling the ‘star’ (*), 6, and 9 buttons on a touch-tone phone.
[1984Orlando Sentinel 11 Nov. b7 (advt.) Call Return... Discover the call you just missed. Dial *69..to automatically dial the last person to have called you.] 1990RBOC Special Services in comp.dcom.telecom (Usenet newsgroup) 14 Nov. I've seen a few messages recently suggesting that there are interesting services (*60, *69, *72, I think)..which I would like. 1998D. Lyons Dog Days viii. 40, I used star-sixty-nine to dial the number of the last person who'd called me..and..got Jeanie's machine. 2000Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 30 Jan. 1, I discovered star-six-nine is also a convenient tool for..meting out modern etiquette justice. 2001J. Weiner Good in Bed xv. 265 Star 69 is the bane of human existence in the nineties... Whatever happened to anonymity?
▪ II. star 69, v. U.S.
Brit. |ˌstɑːˈsɪksnʌɪn|, |ˌstɑːˈsɪkstinʌɪn|, U.S. |ˌstɑrˈsɪksˌnaɪn|, |ˌstɑrˈsɪkstiˌnaɪn|
Forms: see star 69 n.
[‹ star 69 n.]
trans. To use the star 69 telephone service to call (a person).
1990Re: Return*Call Humor in comp.dcom.telecom (Usenet newsgroup) 29 Nov. If you *69 the sucker, it goes back to the caller, not the forwarder. 1996Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 22 Dec. 3 You've been star-69ed. The person on the other end of the line is using call return. 2001D. Lehane Mystic River 88 Brendan couldn't call Katie..and risk somebody on the other end having caller ID or star-69ing him. 2004M. Cabot Safe House xvi. 198 What are you going to do..when I hang up and star-six-nine you? |