burn phone
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burn phone
noun burn phones · burner phone
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A cell phone purchased anonymously with cash, used for only a short time and then discarded so that the owner is untraceable.
Diesel handed me a burn cell phone. A burn cell phone was a pre-paid phone that you'd use once, then throw it away. I needed to call Gabby and make my burn phone not a burn phone. I dialed the number and prepared for awkward. “Hello?” Gabby's voice came through the phone quietly.
Similar: burner, trap phone
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noun mobile phone used for only a short time and then thrown away so that the owner cannot be traced
| Español | teléfono prepago / prepagado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 一次性手機 /一次性手机 yīcìxìng shǒujī |
| Français | téléphone graveur |
| Deutsch | Drogenhandy, Tickerhandy, Wegwerfhandy, Einweghandy |
| Русский | палёный телефо́н paljónyj telefón |
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@misc{burn_phone_2026,
title = {burn phone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burn%20phone},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
