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v. To cause your cell phone to inexplicably and repeatedly malfunction.

This phenomenon affects only the smartphones of Jeff Bakalar, one of the hosts of The 404, CNET Networks. Jeff has an uncanny and unwelcome ability to render a high-tech, fully-functioning smartphone into the a call to customer service and the butt of every malfunctioning cell phone joke on the popular podcast, The 404.

The world wide tech community has been baffled with his technological mishaps, leaving us with only one explanation for Jeff Bakalar's phone issues: Bakalar possesses super mutant powers known only as Bakalariosis
Jeff's Palm Pre has been bakalared nine times in twelve months, having been the replacement to his often bakalared Windows Mobile phone. His new phone, an Evo 4G, was bakalared in a record-setting two weeks.
bakalar by soccerush10 June 15, 2010
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To have horrible luck with technology, especially when concerning cell phones or xbox 360's. Comes form the host of Cnet's 404, who had nine phones in nine months because of malfunctions and broke 5 360's over the course of his life.

To break cell phones.

Should be followed by the proverbially N00B.
Guy 1:Aw man my phone is broken
Guy 2: Looks like you just pulled a Bakalar!!!! N00B
Bakalar by Kobe das Efx 311 June 14, 2010

ayekanou baakalay

Means “I love you so much!” in Mandinka, which is a language from the largest tribe in The Gambia, Africa.
Ayekanou baakalay, momo!
ayekanou baakalay by mint.violets October 14, 2020

bakalar'd 

Breaking a smart-phone without even trying.
1: Damn
2: What's wrong?
1: The speaker isn't working.
2: *laughs*, What!? How?
1: Let's see, I turn it on, and nothing! NO SOUND!
2: Seriously! Wow, how many is that now?
1: 9 dude.
2: Tell me again, what happened with the other 8.
1: Does it matter?
2: Dude, you just bakalar'd your phone!.
bakalar'd by bukenshoot June 15, 2010

bakalar'd 

The coined term for when an electronic device is destroyed or badly damaged due to mishandling or mysterious negligence.
O man, I just bakalar'd my new HTC Evo.
bakalar'd by 404one June 13, 2010
The sudden or gradual malfunction of any electronic device of any shape, size or form due to the touch of a mystical hand
Me: Dude, he totaly Bakalared my iPhone.
Dude: What? how?
Me: donno, it just broke, guess I got the Bakalar hands
Dude: Damn, sucks man
Bakalar by EpicXX June 15, 2010
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