pay phone

noun

: a usually coin-operated public telephone

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Gwen’s dreams suggest some kind of connection between her and three of the Grabber’s victims, as well as her dead mom, who calls her from a pay phone at a Christian winter camp (run by Demián Bichir). Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 One scene that really hit Tatum hard is Jeffrey calling his daughter Becky (Alissa Marie Pearson) from a pay phone while on the run and being overcome emotionally hearing her voice. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025 The question, delivered via pay phone, is an old security prompt, and Bob, with a memory fried by pot and booze, cannot remember the answer. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 Schlott says community members requested the library pay phone in part for this reason. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pay phone

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pay phone was in 1936

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“Pay phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20phone. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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