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The anxious emotional state of a person whose smart phone has died, been lost, or left behind at home/work.
I forgot my cell phone at home this morning and am feeling very phonely.
by Aradan October 02, 2012
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Jun 16 Word of the Day
Abbreviation for “Dude Arguing Online”.

Plural: “DAOs”

Coined by Twitter user @karakittel.
Would the internet exist without DAOs? Sadly, I don’t think so.
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by monkeylabor June 13, 2021
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When no one calls you. When your phone never rings. You feel phonely !
I never get a call. I feel phonely.
by cub6 March 28, 2017
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The feeling you get when everyone around you is on their phone doing stuff but you don't have yours due to it dying/broken/forgotten/inadequate, so you want everyone else to stop being on theirs,
*whole group on phones except for Liz*
Liz: Hey guys, I'm feeling pretty phonely right now.

*group gets the hint and puts them away so they can have a real conversation*
by Wordminster420 December 18, 2016
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One who compensates for loneliness with excessive use of a cell phone through calls or texting.
He's called me 4 times tonight, I think he must be phonely.
by Karaoke Joe August 26, 2008
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Producing a feeling of absence of human presence or interaction caused by prolonged periods of cellular phone inactivity.
I haven't gotten a text all day, I'm feeling really phonely.
by Oti$$ May 20, 2011
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When everyone around you is on their phones and it feels as if you're the only one there.
The party wasn't that much fun, for the most part I felt quite phonely.
by fashionvetements January 31, 2017
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