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The act of playing music through the loudspeaker of one's mobile phone. Usually done in public places, usually really pisses-off 99% of people near the offender.
The guy on the bus was phonin' until someone punched him in the face!
Phonin' by thedodgymonkey August 20, 2009
Words you can keep
This is the act of being on the phone.
Joe: What arer you doing?
Mary: Nothing Jus phonin'
Phonin' by 2cute321 August 23, 2009
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Phonin' in da Hindu 

1.Having nothing to do

2.Having no plans
3.Being bored
Guy 1 - Hey what are you up to tonight?
Guy 2 - Phonin' in da Hindu.
Guy 1 - Well you want to hit a movie?
Phonin' in da Hindu by tigman83 July 15, 2009

Phoning the 90s 

The act of purchasing a phone card in the 21st Century.
"Why is Tom still in that convenience store? He's got the lottery tickets and chips that he went in for."

"He wants to ask the guy behind the counter if they're still selling long-distance phone cards."

"Why?"

"I guess for phoning the 90s. It's where he left his common sense."

phonic thug 

anyone who uses his phone / portable audio device on public transport, forcing their fellow passengers to listen to horrifically tinny blasts of what are usually the lamest songs on the radio

offenders usually require multiple requests to lower the volume / turn off the device, and it always helps if more than one person gets involved.
"hey, kid! turn that shit off! damned phonic thugs intruding on my phone calls..."

"the ride sucked - some phonic thugs hopped on just after me, and that's gotta be the worst sounding crap i've ever heard. i'd be embarrassed if people thought i listened to that pathetic shit"

"dude - i'm trying to sleep / read / not tear your stupid phonic thug head off, shut that shit down or get off the damn bus!"
phonic thug by geek.neo April 29, 2010

phoning the czar

A term that is synonymous with self stimulation of ones penis by ones hand by act of masturbation.
Johnny was spending another night phoning the czar to dirty magazines.
phoning the czar by MattyB0604 November 5, 2015

cell-phonie 

Basically a person that you see walking down the street that feels the need carry on a fake conversation on their cell phone due to the fact that they are by themselves and want people to think that they are on some important mission or need to be somewhere.
Me and Rebecca were heading to the bar last week and saw Jessica walking down the street by herself, talking on her cell phone. What a cell-phonie she is.
cell-phonie by stuart williams June 11, 2007
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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.
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Me: Woah! TLDU!
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
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age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
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