Phrase guide

flip phone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open when the phone is in use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: foldable

History

Etymology

A genericized trademark of the company Motorola for their clamshell-form mobile phones.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: телефон с копчета (telefon s kopčeta) — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Chinese Mandarin: 翻蓋手機 /翻盖手机 (fāngài shǒujī) — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Chinese Mandarin: 折疊式手機 /折叠式手机 (zhédiéshì shǒujī) — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Finnish: läppäpuhelin — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Finnish: simpukkapuhelin — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • French: téléphone à clapet — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • German: Klapphandy — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Khmer: ទូរស័ព្ទបត់ (tuurĕəʼsap-bɑt) — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Polish: telefon komórkowy z klapką — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Russian: раскладу́шка-телефо́н (raskladúška-telefón) — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Russian: телефо́н-раскладу́шка (telefón-raskladúška) — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Swedish: viktelefon — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Swedish: flipptelefon — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open
  • Turkish: kapaklı telefon — mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open