gradual-ramp-up-volume greeting

Refers to a non-startling strategy employed whenever you are unable to unobtrusively get someone's attention or make eye-contact with him for whatever reason (maybe he's deep in a book, concentrating hard on a household/carpentry task, or using noisy equipment, and thus he does not look up/around occasionally or hear/observe your presence) and so you start out to say hello by speaking very quietly, and then cautiously raising your voice little-by-little (like some modern-day alarm-clocks do so as to wake you "gently" instead of startling you out of a sound slumber with a full-blast ringer right away) till the previously-oblivious person eventually becomes aware of your proximity and glances up.

I'd wanted to ask my elderly neighbor about my possibly carpooling with him on his grocery-shopping trip the next day, but he was so busy using his riding lawnmower that he never noticed me despite my circling around in front of him several times, so I eventually used the gradual-ramp-up-volume greeting to finally get his attention.

by QuacksO August 22, 2018

Volume, volUume, volumE

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Volume, volUume, volumE

by Reninu March 15, 2025

Volumous

Hella volume

I feel like for white people hair it’s very volumous - Frida

by Moutaz May 30, 2024

Volume Group

A group of friends (usually girls ) who are really loud and random, and who often give each other random nicknames that have nothing to do with anything, like 'Babes', 'Fish' and 'Megatron'.

P1: Whats up with those randoms?
P2: Oh, they're just a Volume Group

OR

Member of Volume Group 1: Hey Sheep!
M.O.V.G 2: Hey Camel!
Bystander: #Thinks# Must be a Volume Group...

by Paolo_is_Pigra October 8, 2011

I have to turn up my headphones at full volume

What you say when you listen to the most quietest song ever.

*most quietest song ever plays on an iPod"
Diaima Ajsmfhfnfbrgifrbg:I have to turn up my headphones at full volume because this song is so quiet

by thecharacterwannie July 11, 2022

boomer volume

A colloquial term used to describe the phenomenon where an individual, often of the Baby Boomer generation, consistently sets the volume excessively high when watching online videos or listening to audio content. This behaviour is typically attributed to a lack of awareness of modern audio norms or potential hearing loss associated with age.

My dad always has the TV blaring at boomer volume.

by Chuck Amen July 8, 2024

Box Volume

Box volume
This measurement, listed with each component subwoofer, tells you the recommended interior volume in cubic feet that an enclosure should have to get the best performance from the sub. A variation of 10-20 percent is generally acceptable.

A variation of 10-20 percent is generally acceptable for subwoofer box volume

by HAPON_ITO808 November 14, 2023