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Phantom Phone 

The sensation of having your phone vibrate in your pocket, even occurring when your phone is clearly visible or somewhere else.
I thought I was getting a phone call, so I checked my pocket, but my phone was sitting on my desk. I'm so sick of phantom phone, dude.
Phantom Phone by DieLawn December 5, 2007
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phantom phone 

The false feeling of a cellular phone vibrating in your pocket, even when the phone is not there
Damn, I'm blowing up. Oh wait, just phantom phone.
phantom phone by J-Hutch September 4, 2005

phantom phone 

The phenomenon where you feel your cellphone vibrate in your pocket or you hear it vibrate in the immediate area, when in fact, your phone has not vibrated at all and/or isn't even in the area.
Person #1: Dude. I totally though my phone just vibrated but I don't even have it with me. Wtf?!

Person #2: Yea man, just another case of phantom phone.
phantom phone by ballinik August 14, 2009

phantom phone 

when vibrations are felt or ringing are heard when one is without cellphone or cellphone is silenced.
AH! I felt my phone vibrate against my leg. .. except i have no phone in my pocket. . !!! THE PHANTOM PHONE!
phantom phone by drewskizzle March 28, 2009

Phantom Phone 

When your Leg muscles spaz out making you think your cell phone is vibrating
hey man i think she is calling me back.....nope.... just phantom phone
Phantom Phone by a-ric September 28, 2008

Phantom Phone Syndrome 

The sensation that your phone is vibrating against your leg even when it's not in your pocket.
Dude, why are you touching yourself like that?

My phone's vibrating.

Your phone is right there on the counter. You've got phantom phone syndrome.
Phantom Phone Syndrome by rashford January 21, 2009

Phantom Phone Pain 

Feeling your phone vibrate in your pocket and checking it obsessively even though there has been no call or text.
While waiting for a text from her lover, she experience phantom phone pain at least every 90 seconds.
Phantom Phone Pain by CamyB June 1, 2011
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Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
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Me: Woah! TLDU!
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