playphone
nounUK /ˈpleɪfəʊn/
US /ˈpleɪfoʊn/
A toy phone that kids use to pretend to talk to people.
The little girl held her playphone to her ear and said hello to her grandma.
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2. A phone designed mainly for games and entertainment rather than serious work.
He bought a cheap playphone just for gaming on the bus.
3. A phone used only for fun calls or casual chatting, not for important business.
This old handset is just my playphone for chatting with friends.
4. A playful or joking way of referring to a phone that someone uses mostly for amusement.
Don't take his call seriously—that's just his playphone.