*67

proper noun

The telephone number used to block caller ID.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. CanadaUScommunicationsThe telephone number used to block caller ID.

    A *67 blocked call is reported to the receiving party's caller ID as a "private call".

    2013, Steven Kerry Brown, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, 3 edition
    2 more examples

    Free caller ID blocking. […] The new feature will enable customers to hide their identification from […] caller ID by punching "*67" on push-button phones or dialing "1167" on rotary phones.

    1990 September 17, “Briefs”, in Network World

    Callers can block their Caller ID information on a per-call basis by dialling *67 before a call is made.

    2010, House of Representatives, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010
verb*67 (third-person singular simple present *67s, present participle *67ing, simple past and past participle *67ed)

present singular third person *67s · participle present *67ing · participle past *67ed · past *67ed

  1. CanadaUSintransitivetransitivecommunicationsTo use the telephone number prefix to block caller ID.

    [H]ow about *67ing him? That's what [she] does when she likes someone.

    2010, Robin Palmer, Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker
    2 more examples

    I seem to recall that a Rochecter Tel sub called the 800-stopper ANI #, and got readback, then "*67"ed, and called again - this time NOT getting one.

    1993 September 20, David Lesher, “Caller ID/ANI Thread”, in comp.society.privacy (Usenet)

    [The NSA has] this dude who […] writes down all the numbers that pop up on the caller-id display. Don't forget to *67!!!

    1994 March, Hackle-b3rry phin, “Keeping a low profile on UNIX systems”, in Brotherhood of Warez, volume 3
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APA

*67. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2A67

MLA

“*67.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2A67. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “*67,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2A67.

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