Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US) a mobile phone.

1995–2003		‘Dr. Ink’ on Poynter Instit. 🌐 But then one night, Doc got a ring on his celly. One of his boys be givin’ him the Cronkite that CNN’s Headline News was cheesin’, usin’ hip hop phrases in their headlines.
1998		Big L ‘Ebonics’ 🎵 A hotel’s a telly, a cell phone’s a celly.
2003		Eble Campus Sl. Nov.
2011		Young Jeezy ‘Ballin’’ 🎵 My celly bumpin’ like a chat line.

2. see cellie n.