Jesus phone

English Etymology Humorously from its perceived desirability and goodness. Noun en informal humorous The iPhone. en 5 July 2007 Marketing the iPhone: Where would Jesus queue? The Economist The blogosphere had already christened the iPhone, an allegedly revolutionary handset made by Apple, the "Jesus phone" weeks before it went on sale. en 2007 Maximum PC the Jesus Phone, or, as it's more commonly known to PC users, the iPhone. en 2008 Mac Life 2 11 November "Jesus Phone" is an extremely common nickname for the iPhone. Last time we Googled, there were well over 73000 uses of the phrase en 2017 Brian Merchant The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone Transworld Kindle 372 When the iPhone launched in June 2007, lines snaked around Apple Stores around the world. Diehards vying to be the first to own the Jesus phone waited outside for hours, even days. en eponyms