burner
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈbɜrnər/
- Slang
:
teléfono desechable
- -You're calling me from a burner?
And she would create multiple fake accounts on Instagram and text me from multiple different fake phone numbers, like burner phone numbers.
- And she would create multiple fake accounts on Instagram and text me from multiple different fake phone numbers, like burner phone numbers.
Examples
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That's why that they have to bring a burner and not bring their own personal device.
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So I went through your bag and I found a receipt for two burner phones.
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Give me the burner phone.
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- Well, I'm on a burner phone.
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We should use a burner phone so there's no record.
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So I went to a souvenir shop, I got a burner phone.
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Think she's using a burner phone?
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He gives his guys burner phones.
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So we get some burners in case we get in trouble, and we just turn ours off.
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To stay anonymous during the meeting, I used a burner phone.
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
A small gas device with an adjustable flame used in labs to heat things and do experiments
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Morphology
Etymology
Burner as slang for a disposable phone is a helpful way to remember: think burn + -er, like 'a thing you burn' or 'use and throw away'. So a burner phone is bought for short-term, private use and then discarded.