What does telephonitis mean?
Telephonitis means (humorous) A tendency to use the telephone excessively..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(humorous) A tendency to use the telephone excessively..
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.
AT&T may have found the solution to that teen-age disease dreaded by parents across the country — telephonitis.
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 […]
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Telephonitis means (humorous) A tendency to use the telephone excessively..
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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.
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