cell yell

English

Noun

cell yell (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The act of speaking loudly or yelling into a cell phone or mobile.
    • 2010, Mary Ellen Guffey, Essentials of Business Communication, South-Western Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 316:
      Many people raise their voices when using their cell phones because the small devices offer little aural feedback. “Cell yell” results, much to the annoyance of anyone nearby.
    • 2011, Daniel Marion Culpepper, Straight Man Gay‎[1], Sherrie Yvonne Johnson, →ISBN:
      And I'll have a headache in a few minutes because Mickey, who has a big mouth to begin with, always breaks out in a bad case of cell yell when he's on a phone.
    • 2014, Lyn Pont, Hospitality Management: People Skills and Manners On and Off the Job, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 61:
      To be heard and understood when using a cell phone, please speak clearly and slowly, and no “cell yell.”
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