The feeling of a cell phone vibrating in your pocket in the absence of an acutal cell phone vibration. This has also been termed phantom cell phone syndrome.
Frank: "Paul look!! - what are your doing? You're swerving all over the road!"
Paul: "I'm looking for my cell phone - I thought I felt it vibrate. I think it fell out of my pocket somewhere. Help me look!"
Frank: "Look it is in your cup holder and it is not vibrating."
Paul: "Arggh! I keep having these cell phone parathesia attacks. I think it is like phantom limb pain."
Frank: "More like phantom cell phone syndrome. Don't worry she'll return your call."
Paul: "I'm looking for my cell phone - I thought I felt it vibrate. I think it fell out of my pocket somewhere. Help me look!"
Frank: "Look it is in your cup holder and it is not vibrating."
Paul: "Arggh! I keep having these cell phone parathesia attacks. I think it is like phantom limb pain."
Frank: "More like phantom cell phone syndrome. Don't worry she'll return your call."
by 9th Beastie July 6, 2012