by Not Treytor October 11, 2008

by Keeway November 13, 2007

When you get a cheesy auto dialed call telling you that your car warranty has expired, when you don't even own one.
by Guido1 May 15, 2009

The act of pulling out your cell phone after seeing someone you know but want to avoid conversing with them. The hope is that they see that you are busy on your phone, so they decide they shouldn't approach you. This must be done before the person notices that you in fact, saw them first.
I saw my old neighbor outside while I was checking the mail today. I pulled out my cell phone and started defensive dialing so that I wouldn't have to get stuck talking to him for the next 10 minutes.
by Deadinlivingform October 10, 2011

When you are high on drugs at the hospital, and make regretted calls to your friends, ex's, and family that you don't end up remembering later.
Dude I was getting my appendix removed and anestha-dialed my ex-wife. Now she thinks I want her back and have a dick implant.
by HunterDad August 20, 2012

by Queregard February 27, 2017

Checked out. Not mentally/psychologically present or engaged with the present task or situation. Cares very little or not at all. Performing an activity/job in a perfunctory manner. Related to burnout.
After years of putting in the work and rarely, if ever, receiving recognition or reward he's become completely dialed out. He now ticks every box on the MBI.
by Sardonic Laconic June 7, 2021
