by khwihfojskmkjhhnmdhjgk September 26, 2022
Get the vocemug. Like sotto voce (commenting softly so that the third-person subject of the comment cannot hear the comment),
but spoken loudly with the intention that the third-person subject will hear that he is being spoken about.
A reversal of sotto voce: sotto-sotto intended to mean a loud voice.
but spoken loudly with the intention that the third-person subject will hear that he is being spoken about.
A reversal of sotto voce: sotto-sotto intended to mean a loud voice.
Person 1 speaking to person 2 with person 3 in ear-shot (the subject of the remark):
In sotto-sotto voce: "Someone doesn't know their place!"
In sotto-sotto voce: "Someone doesn't know their place!"
by TownWombat April 22, 2024
Get the sotto-sotto vocemug.