"drunk dial" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drunk dials [present, singular, third-person], drunk dialing [participle, present], drunk dialling [participle, present], drunk dialed [participle, past], drunk dialed [past], drunk dialled [participle, past], drunk dialled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=drunk dialled|pres_ptc2=drunk dialling}} drunk dial (third-person singular simple present drunk dials, present participle drunk dialing or drunk dialling, simple past and past participle drunk dialed or drunk dialled)
  1. (transitive or intransitive) To make a telephone call in an inebriated state against better judgement, typically to a close or former friend. Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: drunk text
    Sense id: en-drunk_dial-en-verb--S1aXf2x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "My ex keeps harassing me, drunk dialing every other night."
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