dumbphone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dumbphone
First recorded in 2005–10; dumb ( def. ) + -phone ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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
"It appears fashion, nostalgia, and them appearing in TikTok videos, have a part to play in the dumbphone revival," says Ernest Doku, mobiles expert at price comparison site Uswitch.com.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022
Launched in the centre of what should be the most exciting technology fair on the planet, a so-called dumbphone, or more kindly a “feature phone”, is all anyone’s interested in.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2017
Smartphone users are more likely to have their privacy invaded than dumbphone regular old cellphone users.
From Forbes ● Sep. 6, 2012
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