After calling someone you don't want to talk to, you're relieved to hear the familiar sound of their answering machine. You're almost done leaving your perfect getaway message when "surprise" you're chatting live because someone picked up the phone after hearing your voice.
I called in sick yesterday and suffered major message interruptis when my boss suddenly picked up the phone.
by Dina Di Stefano April 3, 2006

by Tipp1971 January 13, 2009

When someone puts a message on their instant messenger signifying the fact that they can't talk at that moment.
by Susie February 18, 2005

by the nightowlcoholic August 19, 2008

by VikkiVuk July 2, 2022

When you're computer of laptop finally get so old that the "Your Virtual Memory Is Too Low" message appears in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Man 1: Hey, have you seen Jack at all today?
Man 2: Nah, he got the dinosaur message for the 5th time today so he's gonna trade up.
Man 2: Nah, he got the dinosaur message for the 5th time today so he's gonna trade up.
by Mexican Rice May 14, 2010

James: Why are some of your messages coming through your phone and some are coming through Facebook?
Val: Because I have both my Mac and my iPhone in front of me. I'm multi-messaging!
Val: Because I have both my Mac and my iPhone in front of me. I'm multi-messaging!
by Val the Great August 19, 2012
