A person's
excuse that they flaked out on an agreed-upon meeting or date with you because their phone was not working, not paid, or not charged. These excuses are often belied by the fact that a call to the user results in a
normal dial tone, rather than going
straight to voicemail.
The dead phone routine usually goes something like this:
1. "
Sorry, I got stuck downtown and my phone died."
2. "
Hey I just got my phone back up I had to pay it first."