411

See also: 4-1-1

English

Alternative forms

• 4-1-1

Etymology

Based on the telephone number used in North America to obtain telephone numbers of listed subscribers.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Proper noun

411

1. (Canada, US, telephony) The telephonic information service.

Coordinate terms

• *67
• *69
• 311
• 811
• 911

Translations

telephone information service number

• French: 411
• Spanish: 411

Noun

411

1. (slang) The latest scoop, information or news.

   Guess what?! I have the 411 on Nick and Judy's breakup.

   • 2010, Lashonda Johnson, Family Gumbo, page 11:

     She was the 411 person in the family, she can be reached at any hour and any day and give you the information needed.

   • 2024 September 24, Beth Gillette, “I Tested Apostrophe, and I’ll Never Get Acne Meds From My Derm’s Office Again”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     A lot of info, I know. But don’t worry, I tested it out on my acne-prone skin so you know the full 411.

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

411 ?

1. (Canada, US, telephony) 411

Spanish

Proper noun

411 ?

1. (US, Dominican Republic, telephony) 411