flwyd: (I *kiss* linguists)

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posted by [personal profile] flwyd at 08:49am on 2022-12-29
I would posit that the "call" in "booty call" is closer to the pre-telephony meaning (as in "a gentleman called while you were away") whereas "butt dial" is derived from a specific aspect of the telephone user experience.
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