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FaceTime jail

when your significant other doesn’t want to FaceTime
My boyfriend put me in FaceTime jail and I didn’t get to FaceTime him all weekend.
FaceTime jail by CriZtoph December 3, 2023

Arbitrary Facetime 

When a person spends time showing face at a place of work, family gathering, or at some other public or private commitment, for no other utility or purpose but for the sake of showing face.
I put in a 12 hour shift at the office with my door open, 8 hours of which was actually work, 4 hours of which was totally arbitrary facetime.

instagram facetime 

When you live stream on Instagram and only one person is watching.
I was live streaming the other day and there was some Instagram facetime going on.
instagram facetime by Jsummers33 December 15, 2016

Dirty FaceTime 

to receive or watch a partner do dirty it sexual things while on FaceTime
Todd got a dirty FaceTime with Megan last night.
Dirty FaceTime by FaZeReSeT April 25, 2015

Poop FaceTime 

To participate in a FaceTime conversation on one's iPhone or iPad while sitting on the toilet, taking a poop.
An evolution of the Poop Text
Andrew hates it when I poop text him, so I poop FaceTimed him instead!
Poop FaceTime by Pooptexter June 18, 2011

bft (background facetime) 

verb. bft, background facetime, bft-ing

term used to describe the activity of video calling someone but then not talking to them. typically used as an alternative for hanging out with someone when you can't do it in person. individuals in the call will carry-on with their normal tasks (e.g., studying, watching videos, laundry, etc.) and often will mute themselves as to not distract the person they're videoing (essentially: facetiming someone in the background while you both do other tasks).

video calling platforms are not limited to facetime - it can also include skype, zoom, etc.
example 1:
m: "do you want to bft (background facetime)?"
r: "sure I need to focus on work anyway"

example 2:
"I like bft-ing with friends while I do other stuff, it makes me feel like I'm not alone in the space"