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burner phone

A cell phone, usually prepaid, that one uses to avoid having their activities (often illicit or inappropriate ones) traced to them. The suspect's wife didn't know he had a second phone, so I bet it's a burner phone he used for drug deals.

See also: burner, phone

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want (something) like (one wants) a hole in the head
get on the phone
be on the phone
be on the telephone/phone
call (one) on (something)
call on
on the phone
mail (something) to (one)
mail to
be a great one for (doing something)

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Before we hit the road, we picked up a burner phone and posted the number to Instagram.

MUSCLING THROUGH AMERICA: CREATURE STOPS THE STATES

Summary: If you are in the Diaspora, with friends and family back home, the chances are you lug around a burner phone that allows you to make cheap international phone calls, and spend a fair bit of your monthly salary on top-up cards.

APP & ABOUT Home & Away 5CALLING APPS TO KEEP YOU IN TOUCH With Sinem

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