Meanings
plural brick phones · alternative brickphone
- A cellular telephone with proportions and weight similar to a brick.
He pulls out a Foundation brickphone from his pack. He pushes some buttons, entering coordinates, and then retreats far down the road.
29 February 2020, qntm, “Blood/Brain”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 204Synonyms: bar phone, clamshell phone, flip phone, slide phone//slider phone
- An older cellular telephone that is not a smartphone.
Near-synonym: dumbphone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cellular telephone with proportions and weight similar to a brick.
Translations
Portuguese tijolão, telefone tijolão
- tijolãoTranslations
- telefone tijolãoTranslations
Spanish teléfono ladrillo
- teléfono ladrilloTranslations
Cite this entry
brick phone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brick%20phone
“brick phone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brick%20phone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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