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cell yell

cell yell noun: the act of speaking loudly or yelling into a cell phone or mobile.

Noun

cell yell (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The act of speaking loudly or yelling into a cell phone or mobile.
    • 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

Questions about cell yell

What does cell yell mean?
Cell yell means the act of speaking loudly or yelling into a cell phone or mobile.
What part of speech is cell yell?
Cell yell is a noun.

Words near cell yell in the dictionary

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  2. cell types
  3. cell up
  4. cell wall
  5. cell walls
  6. cell yell
  7. cell-adhesion molecule
  8. cell-adhesion molecules
  9. cell-cell junction
  10. cell-free
  11. cell-mediated immune response

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