# Have I coined a term? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 12, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-coined-a-term/676129 "2013-12-12T02:20:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-coined-a-term/676129/1 "2013-12-12T02:20:35Z")
Google and Urban Dictionary searches, as well as the response on Facebook tell me I just might have, which would be fun… I have always wondered about slang and idiom anthe originators… Perhaps I am expiencing such a moment. But the only way to know is to ask the dope. Earlier today my friend called me via Facetime, but she only let it ring three times. i called her right back, and she took a long time to answer, and whenshe did she immediately confiermed my suspicion, that she had accidentally called, you know how that is, so I said “Oh, you just _ **buttfaced** _ me.” She and her friends cracked up. I shared on FB, and a friend who was a high level ad copywriter predicted it would be the number one definition in the urban dictionary within 24 hours. i check and it isn’t there at the moment, so could be. For anyone who is totally lost, accidentally dialing someone on your cell phone is widely known as a “butt-dial”: phone in your back pocket, you sit down, pressure from your ass makes the call. So doing the same via Facetime…buttFace. Once I had thought of it, which I did only today, in the moment, it seems very obvious. So when I checked the urban dictionary I was kind of surprised that it was not there. Has anybody seen it anywhere else? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-coined-a-term/676129/2 "2013-12-12T02:24:02Z")
In the future, they will revere you as highly as they revere the guy who first said “douchenozzle.” ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-coined-a-term/676129/3 "2013-12-12T03:32:11Z")
> **[Urban Dictionary: Butt facing](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Butt%20facing)** > > When you butt dial someone on Face Time April 23, 2013. So, no. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-coined-a-term/676129/4 "2013-12-12T04:30:19Z")
Rats! I looked at the entries above that one about 10 lines. I missed that. It did seem strange that no one else would’ve thought of it by now, since it’s kind of obvious. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Cerealbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Cerealbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerealbox)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-coined-a-term/676129/5 "2013-12-12T04:36:21Z")
coining a term isn’t just about coming up with a new word. anyone can do that. it’s about using it in a context that it becomes popular and enters into the common language. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-coined-a-term/676129/6 "2013-12-12T16:01:13Z")
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