n.
Excessively loud cell phone talking. Also: cell-yell.
Example Citation:
"Before the cell phone, theatergoers rushed to the lobby during intermissions simply for a quick smoke. Now they hurry out to shout (the 'cell yell,' it's called) into their indispensable gadgets."
—Joel Conarroe, "Addicted to Talking," The New York Times, August 5, 2000
Earliest Citation:
Ed Moose's joint has gone cell free, because Ed found that many diners are annoyed by Mr. Bigshot at the next table speaking in typical cell-yell, closing a deal.
—Scott Osler, "Cell Phones Are for the Birds," The San Francisco Chronicle, July 16, 1999
—Scott Osler, "Cell Phones Are for the Birds," The San Francisco Chronicle, July 16, 1999
Related Words:
drunk dial
DWY
earset
halfalogue
magnetic wood
m-commerce
microbrowser
SAR
shouting head
stage-phoning
thumb culture
yell phone
DWY
earset
halfalogue
magnetic wood
m-commerce
microbrowser
SAR
shouting head
stage-phoning
thumb culture
yell phone
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