cellphone

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of cell phone.

   “Six years later, the Transportation Department advises drivers to avoid cellphones except in emergencies.”

   “Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.”

verb

1. (informal, transitive)To make a call on a cellphone.

   “They stood on line, and slept and ate and cellphoned, all night and into the day.”

   “That information —— including estimates that cellphoning drivers caused 955 fatalities and 240,000 accidents in 2002 —— was finally pried loose this week by a freedom of information lawsuit.”