An event occuring in crowded public places, where many people are close together. The event involves the ringing of an individual's cell phone, and results in 1/2 or more of the immediate area's population digging through purses and pockets for their phones.
Dude, I was standing in line at a train station in Tokyo, and we experienced complete pandephonium when Ichiro's phone went off.
by Reed April 30, 2006