flip phone

noun

plural flip phones

: a cell phone with a hinged body that opens and closes

Smith, who was still using a flip phone, was suspicious of his girlfriend's preoccupation with social media, worrying that it would detract from the experience.

—Rachel Monroe

Examples of flip phone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other options preserve more functionality while still limiting what a child can reach, creating another step between a flip phone and an unrestricted smartphone. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

As parental demand grows and school restrictions harden, expect more devices sitting between a flip phone and a full smartphone, offering messaging, maps or limited apps under parental control, plus kids’ smartwatches for younger ages. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Is Apple transitioning from its signature touchscreen phone to a flip phone? — Samantha Neely, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The original series from the '60s had introduced technological concepts such as a handheld communicator — which inspired the invention of the flip phone. — Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flip phone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone