The act of screening a call from family, a friend, or common acquaintance. Can have hazardous result depending upon the speed of the screen. Usually accomplished through a cell phone.
"Are you sure you called him, you were hardly on the phone."

"It went straight to his answering machine. He red phoned me back to the stone age."
by King Hogs May 11, 2008
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verb:
red | fohn
To intentionally reject an unwanted or unwelcome call on one's cell phone.
Dude, Chris just red phoned me!

Shit! What a douche! Wonder what you did to piss him off!
by tragictoys June 17, 2010
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A girl name who likes her cat a little to much and likes untoasted bagels has this phone
Defined as, ugh that girl has a red phone with a clear case, what a noob
by Madster123577 January 28, 2022
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When your significant other who is normally attached to their phone at all times clears their phone out of anything suspect (anything they are hiding such as texts from other girls etc), then lays it in an obvious place inviting you to look through it while pretending to sleep or leaving the room.
I was beginning to trust him until he threw a phone red herring.
by Imnotdumbsilly May 30, 2020
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