flip phone

noun

plural flip phones
: a cell phone with a hinged body that opens and closes
Smith, who was still using a flip phone, was suspicious of his girlfriend's preoccupation with social media, worrying that it would detract from the experience.Rachel Monroe

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Geliebter and her younger brother remain on flip phones. Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 9 June 2026 Ditch Your Phones for an Afternoon Back in the ‘90s, most of us didn’t even have flip phones. Parents, 26 May 2026 Motorola Smartphone Deals The Motorola Razr Ultra proves that a flip phone can have both style and substance. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 Courtesy of Motorola These new 2026 Razr flip phones see very minor spec bumps and no dramatic changes to hardware or design. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flip phone

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flip phone was in 1992

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“Flip phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20phone. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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