A call to a cellular phone that was not answered, where the
caller leaves no message. The called is expected to return the
phone call. See Phone Tag. "Ooooh, I have a missed call... I'd
better call them back!" reminder or mobile phone call that acts
as a reminder. The intention of the caller is to remind the
receiver of some particular event or task. Generally, the
receiver would have made the request for a 'missed call'. This
term originated in India after the mobile boom. The caller
identification is a default feature in most of the mobile
phones; hence this peculiar use. Oh! Geeta just gave me a missed
call; I was supposed to ring cable operator.