# flip phone

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open when the phone is in use.

## Etymology
A genericized trademark of the company Motorola for their clamshell-form mobile phones

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flip-phone