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Definition of dumbphone

dumbphone

/ˈdʌm.foʊn/
dumb · phone
Plural:dumbphones
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dumbphone Lexical Profile

dumbphone Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A basic mobile phone that offers standard voice calling and text messaging but lacks the advanced computing capabilities, touchscreen interface, and third-party application support of a smartphone.

Example

"To reduce her daily screen time, she traded her expensive mobile device for a simple dumbphone."

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• Nearby Words

dumbly
dumbness
dumbo
dumbphone
dumbshit
dumbstricken
dumbstruck

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the late 1990s or early 2000s as a retronym and humorous compound of 'dumb' and 'phone', modeled as a direct contrast to 'smartphone'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Dumbphone. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/dumbphone
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