telling bone
telling bone · telling bones
The telephoneThe telephone.
Meaning
1 senses(humorous)The telephone.
Origin
A Hobson-Jobson based on interpreting telephone as telling + bone; coined by British screeA Hobson-Jobson based on interpreting telephone as telling + bone; coined by British screenwriter Richard Carpenter for the TV series Catweazle.
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Forms
plural: telling bones| Singular | telling bone |
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