English Explanatory Dictionary

phone tag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.

Pronunciation

En-au-phone tag.ogg

Word forms

phone tag

Etymology

phone + tag (children's game)

Synonyms

telephone tag
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