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."