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Voicemail voice 

A more serious, professional tone of voice typically reserved for voicemail greetings. It's often misused in casual, less business-oriented settings.
1. The party was great until Dion started talking to all the girls in his voicemail voice. He always thinks he's so distinguished.

2. When Rachelle start speaking in her voicemail voice I realized she was actually breaking up with me this time.
Voicemail voice by Trapper Schoepp September 14, 2012
Word of the Day on September 23, 2012
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Voice Mail Phobia 

When you are literally scared to death to check your voice mail because you feel you are certain there is bad news in your voice-mail you do not want to hear or do not want to confront.
Elena: "Uncle Carmine have you checked your voice mail? I can't leave you any more voice mails because your mail box is full!"

Uncle Carmine: "No Elena I have not as I have been diagnosed with Voice Mail Phobia"

voicemail anxiety 

Refers to a fear of listening to voicemail(s) for any reason, esp. for fear of what the message may say or require of the listener.
Even the notification of a message can trigger my voicemail anxiety.
voicemail anxiety by mmmonic December 29, 2010

Voicemail texting

When you're texting someone and you both take a long time to answer and you end up leaving messages back and forth instead of engaging in steady conversation
I tried to have a conversation with the bf, but we both were so busy we ended up voicemail texting
Voicemail texting by R_Longo88 April 17, 2014

Voicemail Concert 

The act of recording parts of an especially kickass concert to the voicemail of an unfortunate friend unable to make it there due to school, work, or monentary troubles, so they don't feel quite as left out.

A close cousin to the phonecall concert, it allows for convenience and multiple listens.
Jake: Aw man, Matt and Kim are tearing up the stage with Daylight right now! I feel bad Nick can't be here to see this!
Mike: Oh don't worry about it, I'm leaving Nick a Voicemail Concert!

Nick (the next day): Dude you don't know how much I appreciate this. I don't even care that the audio sucks balls.
Voicemail Concert by MikeyMousekateer September 6, 2009

voicemail 

something people leave on an answering machine to drive you utterly insane.
"my phone beeps because i have a voicemail! how annoying!"
voicemail by Miss Mo February 20, 2009

caught on voicemail 

A situation where a conversation not meant to be heard by a third party is recorded on voicemail or answering machine, due to one participant dialling a number (perhaps unintentionally) and forgetting to hang up after the call was not answered. The voicemail then activates and records the conversation. The person, on whose voicemail the conversation was recorded, can then listen to the conversation he/she was not meant to hear, and if necessary, provide it as evidence.
Such voice messages are often of poor sound quality, due to cell phone being placed in a pocket or purse, but often can be clear enough for the listener to extract the main idea.
Kate: So, I've heard you're going out with Adam? That's just two days after I broke up with him!?
Lana: Ahm... ... Who told you?
Kate: I heard your whole conversation with Carol on my voicemail. You called me, and must have forgotten to hang up after I didn't answer.
Lana: F***! I can't believe it got caught on voicemail!
caught on voicemail by Alexinho09 September 28, 2009
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
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