moantone
n.— «“Everyone needs a moantone,” says Ms. Jameson. “And we’ll provide them in the universal language of sexy sighs recognized around the world but with our own personal touch. The technology is way beyond most of us, but the bottom line is that you’ll able to hear the other Jenna’s Web Girls moan and me when your phone starts to ring.”» —“Adult Industry Invading Cellphones” MobileMag Jan. 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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