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handphone

British  
/ ˈhændˌfəʊn /

noun

  1. the usual SE Asian English term for mobile phone

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Shay led her to the center of it all, where a round kiosk was inhabited by a small figure talking on an old-fashioned handphone.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

I unhooked the handphone and brought it to my face.

From Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper

Over them is a supervisor, who doesn't need a gun because he can grab a handphone and call for troops.

From A Slave is a Slave by H. Beam Piper

She snatched up the handphone and whispered into it.

From Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper

It lasted for almost two hours; he used a handphone to interject comments and explanations.

From A Slave is a Slave by H. Beam Piper

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