drunk dial

verb

To make a telephone call in an inebriated state against better judgement, typically to a close or former friend.

“My ex keeps harassing me, drunk dialing every other night.”

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Meanings

verbdrunk dial (third-person singular simple present drunk dials, present participle (US) drunk dialing or (UK) drunk dialling, simple past and past participle (US) drunk dialed or (UK) drunk dialled)

present singular third person drunk dials · US participle present drunk dialing · UK participle present drunk dialling · US participle past drunk dialed · US past drunk dialed · UK participle past drunk dialled · UK past drunk dialled

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo make a telephone call in an inebriated state against better judgement, typically to a close or former friend.

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

Translations

Finnish soittaa kännissä, soittaa humalassa
  • soittaa kännissämake a call in an inebriated state
  • soittaa humalassamake a call in an inebriated state
German betrunken/besoffen anrufen
  • betrunken/besoffen anrufenmake a call in an inebriated state
Cite this entry
APA

drunk dial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drunk%20dial

MLA

“drunk dial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drunk%20dial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drunk dial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drunk%20dial.

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