noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A telephone. US, dated, slang

   "Tell the asshole to take the fuckin' cigar out of his mouth and get on the Ameche."

Synonyms

All synonyms

phonetelephone

Example

More examples

"Tell the asshole to take the fuckin' cigar out of his mouth and get on the Ameche."

Etymology

After Don Ameche, who played Alexander Graham Bell in a 1939 film.

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