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    [Noun]  | "phone" | \ ˈfōn \


    1: a device by which sound (such as speech) is converted into electrical impulses and transmitted (as by wire or radio waves) to one or more specific receivers : telephone : such as

    2: a telephone that operates by means of a landline

    3: cell phone; especially : smartphone


    Origin: 1880 ;

     By shortening;

    [Noun]  | "phone" 


    1: a speech sound considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the sound system of a language


    Origin: circa 1866 ;

     Borrowed from Greek phōnḗ "voice, speech" {mat|phono-|};

    [Noun]  | "phone card" 


    1: a prepaid card used to pay for the phone calls one makes


    Origin: 1981 ;

    [Noun]  | "phone-in" | \ ˈfōn-ˌin \


    1: a call-in show (as on radio)


    Origin: 1963 ;

    [Noun]  | "phone sex" 


    1: prerecorded sex-oriented telephone messages available to those who call a commercial service

    2: sex-oriented telephone conversations (as with an operator employed by a commercial service or with a lover)


    Origin: 1982 ;

    [Noun]  | "phone tag" 


    1: telephone tag


    Origin: 1984 ;

    [Noun]  | "phone book" 


    1: a book that lists the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the people and businesses in a certain area

    [Verb]  | "phone" 


    1: telephone


    Origin: 1885 ;

     Derivative of {see: |phone:1|phone:1};

    [Noun combining form]  | "-phone" 


    1: sound-transmitting device

    2: musical instrument

    3: speech sound : symbol representing a speech sound


    Origin: 

     Borrowed from Greek -phōnos "having a sound (of the kind or number specified)," derivative of phōnḗ "sound made by something living, voice, speech, utterance"; (sense 4) borrowed from French, borrowed from Greek -phōnos{mat|phono-|};

    [Adjective combining form]  | "-phone" 


    1: of or relating to a population that speaks (a specified language)


    Origin: 

     Borrowed from French {mat|-phone:1|};

    [Verb]  | "phone" 


    1: to make a telephone call to;


      * e.g., " ... she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner "



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     [ "phone" ]

    1: A piece of glass stuck to plastic that takes up time and dies everyday but comes back to life after being plugged into an outlet.

      * e.g.,  ... This fucking phone is coming back to life!!! 

     [ "phone" ]

    1: that annoying thing that wakes u up in the middle of the night just because ur idiot friend broke up with her loser boyfriend.

      * e.g.,  ... i hate my phone i hate my phone i hate my phone! 

     [ "phone" ]

    1: a device used to call somebody.

      * e.g.,  ... I am going to use my phone. 


     [ "phone" ]

    2: why isn't this definition here yet?

     [ "phone" ]

    1: Phone; noun

      * e.g.,  ...  person 1<hey, it's me, just calling to say hi...i love phones! 


     [ "phone" ]

    2: 1) the best invention of all time

      * e.g.,  ... person 2> i know they rock.  


     [ "phone" ]

    3: 2) by far the WORST invention of all time

      * e.g.,  ...  person 1<hey, it's me. i know it's four in the morning and you only went to be 2 hours ago because you were writing a paper and you have an exam at 8:30 tomorrow morning, BUT, i'm SURE you wanna hear from me!! 

     [ "phone" ]

    1:  apparatus for the average teenage daughter to talk about incoherent things for hours on end.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Shannon... GET OFF THE PHONE!" 


     [ "phone" ]

    2:  something that will haunt you if you owe money to the government, bank loans, loan sharks, friends, accidents at the local pet store you work for, or perhaps your school for the mysterious fire.

      * e.g.,  ...  "No Mr. Johnson, my son did not suck the hamsters up with a vacuum cleaner. 

     [ "phone" ]

    1:  A device that was once originally used to speak to another person whose location is a significant or considerable distance apart from you, but now it is a confirmation that you would like to receive free calls from telemarketers.

      * e.g.,  ... -Phone Rings- 


     [ "phone" ]

    2:  Something teenagers use far too much.

      * e.g.,  ... Person: Hello? 

     [ "phone" ]

    1: A device used to entertain one person while completely destroying the mood of the situation in social situations

      * e.g.,  ... The party was great until Lisa pulled her phone out. 

     [ "phone" ]

    1: Used as a verb. Many people replace it with "call or calling".

      * e.g.,  ... I am going to phone the post office. 

     [ "phone" ]

    1: A way to blow someone off, without them knowing what the fuck you are talking about.

      * e.g.,  ... You might have to phone me on that one. 

     [ "phone" ]

    1: the new word for cool, hott, ect...

      * e.g.,  ... "that place is so phone" 

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