Pocket dial Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈpɑkət/ /ˈdaɪəɫ/, /ˈdaɪɫ

PAH-kit-DY-ul or PAH-kit-DYL

UK

pˈɒkɪt/ /dˈaɪəl

POK-it-DY-ul

परिभाषा

To accidentally call someone on your phone when the device is in your pocket or bag, usually by unintentionally pressing buttons.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Usually informal. Commonly used with 'accidentally' ('I accidentally pocket dialed you'). Sometimes replaced by 'butt dial' (slang). Describes unintentional calls, often leading to confusion for the recipient.

• Spanish: llamar por accidente (con el bolsillo) - llamada accidental
• Portuguese (BR): ligação acidental (com o bolso) - discar sem querer
• Portuguese (PT): ligação acidental (com o bolso) - chamada acidental
• Chinese (Simplified): 误拨电话 - 口袋拨号
• Chinese (Traditional): 誤撥電話 - 口袋撥號
• Hindi: जेब से गलती से कॉल करना
• Arabic: الاتصال العرضي (من الجيب) - اتصال من غير قصد
• Bengali: পকেট ডায়াল করা - ভুলবশত কল করা
• Russian: карманный звонок - случайно позвонить (по ошибке)
• Japanese: ポケットダイヤルする
• Vietnamese: gọi nhầm từ túi - bấm nhầm gọi
• Korean: 포켓 다이얼하다 - 실수로 전화 걸다
• Turkish: cep araması yapmak - yanlışlıkla aramak
• Urdu: جیب سے کال کرنا - غلطی سے کال کرنا
• Indonesian: dial saku - telepon tidak sengaja

उदाहरण वाक्य

I pocket dialed my mom last night.

basic

Oops, I pocket dialed you!

basic

My phone keeps pocket dialing random numbers.

basic

Sorry about that—I must have pocket dialed you while I was walking.

natural

Have you ever pocket dialed your boss? Awkward!

natural

If you pocket dial someone, just apologize and hang up.

natural