tin can telephone

noun

A pseudo-telephone constructed from two tin cans (or paper cups, etc.) attached at the ends with string.

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Meanings

nountin can telephone (plural tin can telephones)

plural tin can telephones

  1. A pseudo-telephone constructed from two tin cans (or paper cups, etc.) attached at the ends with string.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 土電話 /土电话
  • 土電話 /土电话 (tǔdiànhuà)pseudo-telephone
Dutch bliktelefoon
  • bliktelefoonpseudo-telephone
Finnish peltipurkkipuhelin
  • peltipurkkipuhelinpseudo-telephone
French téléphone à ficelle
  • téléphone à ficellepseudo-telephone
Japanese 糸電話
  • 糸電話 (itodenwa)pseudo-telephone
Korean 실 전화기
  • 실 전화기 (sil jeonhwagi)pseudo-telephone
Portuguese telefone de lata
  • telefone de latapseudo-telephone
Spanish teléfono de lata
  • teléfono de latapseudo-telephone
Cite this entry
APA

tin can telephone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20can%20telephone

MLA

“tin can telephone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20can%20telephone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tin can telephone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20can%20telephone.

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