telephone tag
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nounDefinition of TELEPHONE TAG
: telephoning back and forth by parties trying to reach each other without success
See Examples of TELEPHONE TAG
- We've been playing telephone tag—she's always out when I call, and vice versa.
First Known Use of TELEPHONE TAG
1980
Rhymes with TELEPHONE TAG
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