calling back; return phone call
Slang noun used in casual contexts, often among younger speakers or in text messages, to refer to a return call or the act of calling someone back.
I'll call back about that missed call just now.
折電ありがとう。
Thanks for calling back.
Standard kanji spelling for this slang noun.
Variant spelling with okurigana.
Abbreviation of 折り返し電話 (おりかえしでんわ, 'return call'), combining 折 (おり, 'fold' or 'turn back') and 電 (でん, 'telephone').