A fork of Rural Dictionary
Derogatory. A corruption of the phrase "zoned out" but on your phone.
Is that kid okay? He's sure staring at his phone a lot! He must be phoned out, probably writing edgy rap music about his life, no doubt this person is coo.
To be zoned out, caused by using your cell phone.
My friend was driving me to work yesterday and got phoned out at a stop light, we sat there for 10 seconds after it changed to green before he snapped out of it.
When you are in a situation where all of the people you are with start talking on their phone.
Whenever I hang out with them I always get phoned out because they are constantly on the phone ignoring me.
When a texting conversation with a boyfriend/girlfriend is really HOT and sometimes soppy. But they dont actually make out in real life.
Wendy: OMG Hayley was phone making out with Bruce like all day yesterday. Laura: Yer why can't they just hurry up and make out!
The brief frantic search that occurs when you you think you've lost your cell phone only to find it right in your pocket.
Matt- Why is Bob flailing around like that? Mary- Looks like a cell phone freak out... yup he found it.
To check your phone compulsively and without necessity
jeez, i can't stand being around mandy irl. tried to talk to her for 5 minutes and she phoned out on me twice!