burner phone
burn·er phone
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bur-ner fohn]
- /ˈbɜr nər foʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bur-ner fohn]
- /ˈbɜr nər foʊn/
Definitions of burner phone words
- noun burner phone a disposable cell phone with prepaid service, often used with the intent to temporarily obscure the true identity or contact information of the user: Members of the cartel used burner phones to evade federal surveillance. I always give out the number from my burner phone when I’m going on a blind date. 1
- noun burner phone Alternative spelling of burn phone. 0
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Origin of burner phone
First appearance:
before 2000 One of the 1% newest English words
2000-05; burn1 (perhaps in the slang sense “to disclose the identity of”) + -er1 + phone1
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Parts of speech for Burner phone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
burner phone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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