Define Voicemail Meaning

something people leave on an answering machine to drive you utterly insane.

The only way someone who doesn't text and I don't know will have any means of contacting me via phone.

Weird nicknames of people you know based on the home voicemail machine absolutely butchering their name on the caller ID.

Sent to voicemail.

Refers to a fear of listening to voicemail(s) for any reason, esp. for fear of what the message may say or require of the listener.

A situation where a conversation not meant to be heard by a third party is recorded on voicemail or answering machine, due to one participant dialling a number (perhaps unintentionally) and forgetting to hang up after the call was not answered. The voicemail then activates and records the conversation. The person, on whose voicemail the conversation was recorded, can then listen to the conversation he/she was not meant to hear, and if necessary, provide it as evidence.
Such voice messages are often of poor sound quality, due to cell phone being placed in a pocket or purse, but often can be clear enough for the listener to extract the main idea.

When you're texting someone and you both take a long time to answer and you end up leaving messages back and forth instead of engaging in steady conversation

A more serious, professional tone of voice typically reserved for voicemail greetings. It's often misused in casual, less business-oriented settings.

The act of recording parts of an especially kickass concert to the voicemail of an unfortunate friend unable to make it there due to school, work, or monentary troubles, so they don't feel quite as left out.

A close cousin to the phonecall concert, it allows for convenience and multiple listens.

A pre-recorded telephone answering system where callers are asked to press numbers on their telephone to hear different messages. Can often lead callers in circles, preventing them from doing what they are trying to do. These are most often used by large companies who are too cheap to get real people to answer the phone.