Jesus phone

noun

The iPhone.

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Meanings

nounJesus phone (plural Jesus phones)

plural Jesus phones

  1. humorousinformalThe iPhone.

    […] the Jesus Phone, or, as it's more commonly known to PC users, the iPhone.

    2007, Maximum PC
    3 more examples

    The blogosphere had already christened the iPhone, an allegedly revolutionary handset made by Apple, the "Jesus phone" weeks before it went on sale.

    2007 July 5, “Marketing the iPhone: Where would Jesus queue?”, in The Economist

    "Jesus Phone" is an extremely common nickname for the iPhone. Last time we Googled, there were well over 73000 uses of the phrase […]

    2008 November, Mac Life, volume 2, number 11

    When the iPhone launched in June 2007, lines snaked around Apple Stores around the world. Diehards vying to be the first to own the Jesus phone waited outside for hours, even days.

    2017, Brian Merchant, The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone, Kindle edition, Transworld, page 372

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
iphone

Origin

Humorously from its perceived desirability and goodness.

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APA

Jesus phone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20phone

MLA

“Jesus phone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20phone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesus phone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesus%20phone.

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