ベル友とも

noun

pager friend; beeper buddy

Slang from the 1990s pager (beeper) era; refers to a person one communicates with primarily via pager, often without meeting in person. Now largely historical.

• 90年ねん代だいには、ベル友ともと毎まい日にちポケベルでメッセージをやり取とりする若わか者ものが多おおかった。

  In the 90s, many young people exchanged messages daily with their pager friends via pocket bells.