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dial tone

1. A sound heard on a phone system when you pick up the phone and it's ready to make a call. In US telephones this consists of a 350 Hertz and a 440 Hertz sine wave (two pure tones) mixed together.

2. That ominous sound in definition 1 that indicates your girl/boy friend has hung up on you.
1."To make a call, lift the phone off the hook and place it so that the cord is facing downward near your mouth with the two sets of holes facing your head. Then listen for a dial tone. When you get a dial tone, dial the number." (instructions just in case you're Amish or haven't been in a house since 1927)

2. I got into an argument with my S.O. and got a dial tone.
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Dualtone

Where your can voice can have more than one tone to it. To not have a monotone voice.
Bro, i have a dualtone voice, i would be great in a porn.
by J, Clarkerton October 16, 2008
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daltonesque

A state of affairs so breathtaking in its impact and beneficial to its recipients that none who hear of it can believe it to be true.
The discount would have to be daltonesque in order to get our attention to purchase it.
by FISHWORK May 21, 2018
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dial tone

To hit or smack another with unmerciful velocity. Often used in the context of a sports game, it indicates a severe body blow. See ring the bell.
Damn, when Frank flipped off the other driver, the guy jumped out of his car and dial toned him right then and there.
by Frank Klaune March 29, 2005
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Dualtone

To have a voice with more than one tone. To not have a monotone voice.
Dude, your so lucky, your voice is dualtone.
by City, The Bassist October 11, 2008
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Dial tone

Get over here bro, this party is straight dial tone.
by jimmdogg August 17, 2010
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Daltoned

The point is to get a little bit stupid, but not too stupid. However, in doing so, you go past the point of being too stupid.
"Hey, let’s go out tonight for a nice steak dinner." (8 hours later) "The sun's coming up, and I’m drunk. I got Daltoned."
by Itsyaboi93 June 21, 2024
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