"pocket call" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pocket calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pocket call (plural pocket calls)
  1. An unintentional telephone call made from a cell phone in one's (pants/trouser) pocket due to body movement. Translations (unintentional telephone call): sakoproep (Afrikaans), appel de poche [masculine] (French), Hosentaschenanruf [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-pocket_call-en-noun-NJpYXpQx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5

Verb

Forms: pocket calls [present, singular, third-person], pocket calling [participle, present], pocket called [participle, past], pocket called [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pocket call (third-person singular simple present pocket calls, present participle pocket calling, simple past and past participle pocket called)
  1. To accidentally make a pocket call to. Related terms: ass call, butt call
    Sense id: en-pocket_call-en-verb-u8yzFWd2

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