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Handy

/ˈhɛndi/

Cell phone (German pseudo-English)

When to use it

Pure German invention. Sounds English but isn't — Germans say 'Handy' for cell phone. Native English speakers find this hilarious.

In conversation

—Ich hab mein Handy zu Hause vergessen.

—I forgot my cell phone at home.

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