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cell yell en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) The act of speaking loudly or yelling into a cell phone or mobile.
    • To be heard and understood when using a cell phone, please speak clearly and slowly, and no “cell yell.” 2014, Lyn Pont, Hospitality Management: People Skills and Manners On and Off the Job, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 61:
    • 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. 2010, Mary Ellen Guffey, Essentials of Business Communication, South-Western Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 316:
    • 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. 2011, Daniel Marion Culpepper, Straight Man Gay, Sherrie Yvonne Johnson, →ISBN: