passing the phone

A form of pass the phone — Said during a game in which a group of people expose something embarrassing about a person and passes the phone to that person.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pass the phone
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APA

passing the phone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passing%20the%20phone

MLA

“passing the phone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passing%20the%20phone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passing the phone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passing%20the%20phone.

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