dumbphone
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dumbphone
- /ˈdʌm.fəʊn/ UK
- /ˈdʌm.foʊn/ US
Rhymes with -ʌmfoʊn
Where it comes from
From dumb + phone, constructed as an antonym to smartphone.
noun dumbphones · dumb phone
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A cell phone that does not have any functionality characteristic of a smartphone.
The Boring Phone is part of a new dumbphone boom, built on the suspicion of gen Z towards the data- and attention-harvesting technologies they have grown up with.
Similar: basic phone
Translations
Every language
noun cell phone lacking the functionality characteristic of a smartphone
| Español | teléfono de teclas |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 非智能手機 /非智能手机 fēizhìnéng shǒujī |
| Русский | звони́лка zvonílka, бабушкафо́н babuškafón |
Talk about this word "dumbphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dumbphone. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. dumbphone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dumbphone "dumbphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dumbphone.Cite this
@misc{dumbphone_2026,
title = {dumbphone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dumbphone},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
