Wrong number
A wrong number was a landline call that reached the wrong home, and chatting with the stranger who answered is a fond 1990s memory.
Era: 90s
What it was like
On a rotary phone, one slipped digit sent you to another house. Some people hung up crossly; others kept talking.
There's no shortage of stories of friendships, even romances, that began with a wrong number, still good for a laugh today.
Questions
- What does 'rong number' mean?
- A wrong number: a call that reaches someone other than the person you meant to ring.