butt-dialverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbʌtˌdaɪ.əl//ˈbʌtˌdaɪ.əl/-ll- or US usually -l- US informalto call someone's phone uninentionally by sitting or pressing on your phone while it is in your pocket:
He butt-dialed his boss and she overheard the whole conversation.
See also
pocket dial
butt-dialnoun [ C ]
/ˈbʌtˌdaɪ.əl//ˈbʌtˌdaɪ.əl/US informala phone call that someone makes unintentionally by sitting or pressing on their phone while it is in their pocket:
Sorry, I didn't mean to call you - it was a butt-dial.
See also
pocket dial