Someone who calls another person's phones (work, cell, etc..) sequentially when the person doesn't pick up straight away and then complains that they have been trying to reach the person for hours when it's often less than 3 minutes between calls (life threatening emergencies are not included).
Robert Hensel presented phone hounds in 2008 to refer to bill collectors who call incessantly.
Robert Hensel presented phone hounds in 2008 to refer to bill collectors who call incessantly.
That guy is a serious phone hound. He called all my phone contacts within 3 minutes while I was in a meeting. and complained that he can never reach me.
by Clousseau April 5, 2024

by yea2.0 February 20, 2022

by Dxja_vu January 18, 2019

His initials are m and p. This can mean many things but it always generalizes to money problem. But people who have this name are said to be in middle class and can live comfortably
by Footballlismylife November 22, 2023

by Maty_the_hunn April 14, 2016

The complete inability to think or speak that some people get when their phone call is answered by someone other than the person they tried to ring.
They seem so stunned by the fact that someone they called might momentarily be away from their desk, that they had never thought of a way to deal with such an eventuality.
They seem so stunned by the fact that someone they called might momentarily be away from their desk, that they had never thought of a way to deal with such an eventuality.
John's colleague: "Hello, John Smith's phone.................Hello?
Caller: "......er, hi.......er........is John not there?...."
John's colleague: "No, he's not about right now, can I take a message or something?"
Caller: "Er....er....yeah, can you ask him to call James at Acme? He's got my number"
John's colleague: "Will do, thanks.........(hangs up).....Jeez that dude had real phone paralysis!
Caller: "......er, hi.......er........is John not there?...."
John's colleague: "No, he's not about right now, can I take a message or something?"
Caller: "Er....er....yeah, can you ask him to call James at Acme? He's got my number"
John's colleague: "Will do, thanks.........(hangs up).....Jeez that dude had real phone paralysis!
by Urban Englander June 20, 2009

The act of people calling their friends around Christmas time and singing holiday songs to each other.
by chamberofsecretshasbeenopened December 24, 2010
