Telephonitis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Telephonitis is a noun meaning (humorous) A tendency to use the telephone excessively.
Meaning
(humorous) A tendency to use the telephone excessively.
Example Sentences
AT&T may have found the solution to that teen-age disease dreaded by parents across the country — telephonitis.
Ever since Saturday the A. J. Favaloro family has been suffering from an acute case of "telephonitis." The telephone began ringing at 5 a.m. Saturday and has hardly stopped since.
Telephonitis was the most important clue among several suggesting that a person observed one Friday evening might be under the influence. He was talking almost incessantly on his cell phone in the middle of a small-town restaurant […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include windjamming, talkaholism, hyphenitis, acronymitis, hyper-use, logorrhea.
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