active voice

This is a grammar term that pseudo-intellectuals claim needs to be adhered to in all circumstances. Yet, there are a multitude of circumstances in which the passive voice would be clearer to the listen/reader and would make more sense to use.

active voice: Jon stabbed Alan.

passive voice: Alan was stabbed by Jon.

by Benjamin Washington February 13, 2009

Voice Texting

Using text monikers such as LOL, OMG, ROFLMAO, and others during an actual conversation with another person

Janet: OMG, can you believe it? I mean LOL thats just too funny IMO

Karen: God, please stop Voice Texting me and use your real words

by Honeybearks October 5, 2011

voice-com

Half-Life's Voice Communication, used most commonly in Counter-Strike, it proves to be good for communication or anoying the hell out of people.

Tomanator: Who threw that flash-bang???
PigGuy: Shut the fuck up and lay off the mic until puberty!

by PigGuy June 10, 2003

voice bombed

When a bystander intentionally yells a profanity that is picked up and inserted in your text message while you are doing a voice to txt on your phone.

Example: Kareem voice bombed me by yelling "fart" while I was using Siri to text Suzy.

by Toorets April 13, 2014

Voice test

A phrase used in Livejournal roleplaying circles to mean playing a character in a low-key, stress-free environment for the purpose of discerning how well one can play said character. Here, "voice" or "character voice" is shorthand for how in-character a player is.

"I'm posting with Cloud on dear_mun as a voice test. Here goes nothing!"

by Phida November 22, 2011

voice shatter

when your voice doesnt crack, it explodes

dayyum, that aint no voice crack. it is a fukkin voice shatter

by Dat_cracked_voice_boy October 18, 2017

croaky voice

If a person or their voice is croaky, their voice sounds rough because they have a sore or dry throat:

He has lost his sonorous voice and sounds a bit like a croaky Dalek.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

(Definition of croaky from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

He called into work with a croaky voice, saying he was ill.
I'm feeling much better now but I'm still croaky.

More examples
You sound quite croaky, have you got a sore throat?
It didn't sound like her voice, it sounded harsh and croaky.
He spoke in a croaky whisper.
She opened her mouth like she wanted to scream, but all that came out was a croaky “Water…”

by Plutonic Sheet March 8, 2021