Dial-on

A lack of engagement or a poor performance of something.

Elgan got some major dial-on last Sunday.

by Top Mogger July 30, 2025

war dialing

Using a port scanner to find vulnerable computer systems.

"I was war dialing the school's network and found a backdoor, so I gave myself strait A's."

by Subdermal_iPod_implantee December 18, 2006

Swoop and Dial

Asking a girl to "see" her phone, just so can put your number in it and call yourself. Therefore getting her number without asking for it.

Swoop and Dial: No example needed ....you know EXACTLY what I mean. smh

by EyeEyeEye January 9, 2012

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

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

Dick Dial

When you accidentally call someone when your phone is in the front pocket.

“Is this a booty call?”

No, my bad. It was dick dial!

by Ctoff February 17, 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