phono

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noun

Someone, a person.

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Meanings

phono1

nounphono (countable and uncountable, plural phonos)

plural phonos

  1. abbreviationclippingcountableClipping of phonograph.

    Each comes in a carrying case that keeps the devices together with their accessories: the miniplug cable for your music or DVD player, for example, and the adapters for quarter-inch phono jacks and dual-pronged airplane armrest jacks.

    2007 June 14, David Pogue, “Headphones to Shut Out the World”, in New York Times
  2. abbreviationclippinginformaluncountablehuman sciencesClipping of phonology.

phono2

nounphono (plural phonos)

plural phonos

  1. InternetSomeone, a person.
  2. InternetA phone, or a phone number.

Origin

phono · noun

Clippings.

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phono · noun

Back-formation from nophono. For the second definition, from its proximity to phone.

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Cite this entry
APA

phono. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phono

MLA

“phono.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phono. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phono,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phono.

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