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cell-phone en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cell phone.
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cell-phone en · VERB
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cellphone.
People just don’t yearn with such literary fervor anymore. They’re too busy cell-phoning their agents.
2003 October 19, Charles McGrath, “Film: Authors of Their Own Demise; Gwyneth’s Degree in Plathology”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2009:“If you’re driving while cell-phoning, then your performance is going to be as poor as if you were legally drunk,” David Meyer, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan, told NPR.
2008 November 19, Tara Parker-Pope, “Multitasking in the Car”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2008:After a long day of shopping, cell-phoning and dieting, a svelte young lady of fashion likes nothing better than to sit down in front of a big plate of: (a) chopped endive, (b) steamed tofu, (c) greasy french fries.
1998 December 13, Elizabeth Angell, “Pulse: French-Fry Fever”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2025:Personally, I almost always use a hands-free device when cell-phoning in my car.
2002 February 17, James Ricci, “A Call for Hands-Free Cell-Phone Use”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2026:
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