| bell (v) | to call someone "I'll give you a bell later." |
| blower (n) | telephone "Get on the blower and call him." |
| hash key (n) | The pound sign on a telephone. "Dial the number then press the hash key." |
| mobile (n) (pronounced moe-byle) |
cellular phone |
| ring (v) | to call on a telephone "I'll ring you later." |
| Telstra (n) | the partly-government owned phone monopoly It was once wholly government-owned and is currently being privatized. |
| tinkle (v) | to call someone on the telephone "Give me a tinkle tomorrow." |