Dial-Up Modem

A computer that requires a telephone line to communicate to another machine on the other side and do a data transfer, often times connected to a PC for use

Person 1 (An newbie): "The Dial-Up modem made weird sounds while I waited for it to connect to the Internet....."

Person 2 (An expert): "Oh don't worry! It's speakers makes these sounds because it's built like a telephone and those sounds are analog signals being turned back into data signals just like the SSTV technology! But these sounds are to check if the connection has problems."

by Kukaṛa December 30, 2024

Dark Dial

dark dial - when you wake up in the middle of the night and check the time only to inadvertently call your crush thus ruining EVERYTHING you've worked towards (similar to "butt dial" only with harsher consequences)

I dark dialed my most recent Tinder fling and he has since ghosted.

by darkdial January 6, 2017

So dial up.

Dated. So last millennium. A reference directed at those old enough to remember having to access information on the internet with a dial up modem.

Hey Dad, stop typing the acronym LOL, it's so dial up.

by Auntie Madz November 20, 2011

Dial pussy

When her pussy smells like the hand soap (commonly dial brand) in your bathroom and you know she used it to “freshen up”.

Something else was very fishy when I smelled that dial pussy.

by Forklift Certified December 25, 2020

Diale

common surname in South Africa but is the best surname you could ask for, Diale's are usually clever, kind hearted and rich

Person1: Why does that guy have a Rolex
Person2: Because he's a Diale

by Ashton D November 22, 2021

Scottish Sun Dial

Take a table to the top of a hill in the Scottish countryside, and place a plastic penis on top of it, and rotate with the path of the sun.

I was bored one day, and decided to go outside and become a Scottish Sun Dial

by Lego Store Manager August 11, 2022

Dial-on

A poor performance from someone.

Did you see Elgan? He got some mad Dial-on last Sunday!

by Goatishh July 31, 2025