bar phone

English

Noun

bar phone (plural bar phones)

  1. A mobile phone shaped like a bar of soap or candy.
    Coordinate terms: brick phone, clamshell phone, flip phone, slider phone
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bar,‎ phone. (a phone in a bar)

Usage notes

  • Although this term predates the creation of touchscreen smartphones, it is now effectively constrained to describing smartphones.
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