flip phone

Alternative forms

• flip-phone

Etymology

• a genericized trademark of the company Motorolla for their clamshell-form mobile phones

Noun

flip phone (plural flip phones)

1. A mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open when the phone is in use.
   • 1992 Sept. 3, "‘Ages’ takes time to look at signposts of life at 40" (review of TV show Middle Ages), Washington Times (retrieved 18 August 2013):

     Brian (Kyle Secor) tells the salesman they'll be phasing out fridges and freezers for faxes and flip phones.

   • 2000 April 3, "Contents: Cellular Browsing," Time (retrieved 18 August 2013):

     Motorola's new flip phone doubles as a modem for your laptop.

   • 2008 Dec. 31, Bob Tedeschi, "With a Little Help, You Can Trade Yourself Free of Your Wireless Contract ," New York Times (retrieved 18 August 2013):

     They just will not help you do the hard work of finding someone who actually wants your contract and the vintage flip phone that came with it.

See also

• Thesaurus:phone

References

• flip phone at OneLook Dictionary Search