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passing the phone

passing the phone is the present participle and gerund of pass the phone.

Meaning of pass the phone

Verb

pass the phone (third-person singular simple present passes the phone, present participle passing the phone, simple past and past participle passed the phone)

  1. (Internet) Said during a game in which a group of people expose something embarrassing about a person and passes the phone to that person.
    • I'm passing the phone to the annoying person whose only hobby is tossing me in the air fryer and shoving tissues down my throat whenever they feel like it.2024 June 24, skzlvrss._, Instagram

Questions about passing the phone

What is passing the phone the present participle and gerund of?
Passing the phone is the present participle and gerund of pass the phone.

Words near passing the phone in the dictionary

  1. passing the baton
  2. passing the bottle of smoke
  3. passing the buck
  4. passing the hat
  5. passing the mantle
  6. passing the phone
  7. passing the pikes
  8. passing the river
  9. passing the time
  10. passing the time of day
  11. passing the torch

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