dumbphone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dumbphone
First recorded in 2005–10; dumb ( def. ) + -phone ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“In the end I got rid of my device and bought a dumbphone instead. It’s made me somewhat annoying as a friend and a boyfriend but I am able to read again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I could touch my iPhone to it and it would temporarily turn my device from a smartphone to a dumbphone.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
At age 17, Davida Rimm-Kaufman gave up her smartphone to finish high school with a so-called dumbphone, worried that an “extreme addiction” to social media was making her stressed and sad.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
Meanwhile, a 2021 study by accountancy group Deloitte said that one in 10 mobile phone users in the UK had a dumbphone.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022
As I wait in the till queue, I automatically reach for my smartphone, and find only my dumbphone.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2017
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