This occurs when your preferred DNS server stops responding, or is no longer available, presumably due to your router.
When you already have a connection with another server/computer during this event, it is called "phantom internet", or internet remaining that might soon fade away due to packet loss or new requests, since new requests (usually) attempt to resolve a hostname from the unavailable DNS. Similar to phantom pain.
Person 1: My internet had an outage last night.
Person 2: Ah, that sucks.
Person 1: Luckily I had some phantom internet to finish my ongoing match!
when you wear a Blackberry or cell phone with a belt clip, and you think you feel it buzzing, even though you are not actually wearing it at the moment.
Cubical worker 1: "Hold on, I bet this is Sarah..."
Cubical worker 2: "Dude, you're not even wearing your Blackberry!"
Cubical worker 1: *sigh* "Phantom hip buzz."
A phantom high is a withdrawal you may experience after being clean on many narcotics
Dude I had the weirdest phantom high that felt so real
Causes occasional pain and general weakness. A muscle strain that is regarded by doctors as insignificant, but affects you pretty severely. Usually persists for months, indefinitely, or is chronic.
I have a phantom strain in my right pec. I used to be able to bench 20 pounds more, but Doctors keep telling me nothing is wrong and that I'm fine.
When there is so much friction on the penis during masturbation / sex that the load exits in a cloud of smoke rather than it’s standard thiquid form.
Oh my god she rode me so hard I phantom stroked in her mouth and she blew a few O’s with my nut.
Where a sheet, towel or blanket is used to brush against a completely flaccid penis until fully engorged.
Sara is the master of the Phantom Stroke, she has really soft towels too.
Shifting a driver’s transmission into neutral from a passenger seat, without their knowledge.
Vrooooom!
“Wtf?”
“Phantom neutral!”
“lol you asshole!”