phone jail

noun

A small cage in which a mobile phone may be locked away for short periods of time.

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Meanings

nounphone jail (countable and uncountable, plural phone jails)

plural phone jails

  1. countableinformaluncountableA small cage in which a mobile phone may be locked away for short periods of time.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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