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Obama Phone

Obama Phone is the alternative letter-case form of Obama phone.

Noun capitalized: Obama phone

Obama phone (plural Obama phones)

  1. (US) A cellphone provided as part of the United States Lifeline Program.
    • Here's Emmett's mother touting the virtues of her "Obama phone"2012 September 29, [Tor] Sir Gregory Hall, Esq., “Emmett's "Obama phone"”, in alt.usenet.kooks (Usenet)
    • Outside / brown & broken teeth / gasp out brainless twaddle. / into their Obama phones.2013, Steve De France, Because I Can’t Whistle, Xlibris, page 102

Forms of Obama Phone

pluralObama Phones
pluralObama phones
alternative formObama Phone
alternative formObamaphone

Origin of Obama Phone

Coined during the Obama administration, which conservatives believed was giving minorities free Lifeline Program phones.

Questions about Obama Phone

What does Obama Phone mean?
Obama Phone means a cellphone provided as part of the United States Lifeline Program.
What is Obama Phone the alternative letter-case form of?
Obama Phone is the alternative letter-case form of Obama phone.
What part of speech is Obama Phone?
Obama Phone is a noun.
What is the plural of Obama Phone?
The plural of Obama Phone is Obama Phones.

Words near Obama Phone in the dictionary

  1. obais
  2. obake
  3. Obama
  4. Obama Care
  5. Obama mania
  6. Obama Phone
  7. Obama Phones
  8. Obama-can
  9. Obama-cans
  10. Obama-care
  11. Obama-con

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