"star 69" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: star 69s [present, singular, third-person], star 69ing [participle, present], star 69ed [participle, past], star 69ed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} star 69 (third-person singular simple present star 69s, present participle star 69ing, simple past and past participle star 69ed)
  1. (US, Canada) To press the keys *69 in succession on the keypad of a telephone, usually after a missed call, which results in a last-call return by automatically dialling the telephone number of the last caller. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: *69, star-69
    Sense id: en-star_69-en-verb-N7~NB0sg Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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Alternative forms

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