cell yell

cell yell (uncountable)

1. (informal) The act of speaking loudly or yelling into a cell phone/mobile.
   • 2010, Mary Ellen Guffey, Essentials of Business Communication, South-Western Cengage Learning (2010), →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, Sherrie Yvonne Johnson (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     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 (2014), →ISBN, page 61:

     To be heard and understood when using a cell phone, please speak clearly and slowly, and no “cell yell.”