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.
by Chuck Amen July 8, 2024
Get the boomer volume mug.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.
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A family basedScouting, Preparedness and Disaster Response Organization based in the United States that holds camping and survival events throughout the country
I caught that fish on a canoe trip with the United States Volunteer Rangers last weekend!
Or:
We just got a damage assessment from The United States Volunteer Rangers for Main Street. Looks like most of the buildings are structurally sound but there is some looting that needs to be addressed.
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We just got a damage assessment from The United States Volunteer Rangers for Main Street. Looks like most of the buildings are structurally sound but there is some looting that needs to be addressed.
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Person 1: "Happy National Band Volunteer Day!"
Person 2: "What?"
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Person 2: "What?"
Person 1: "On May 22nd We celebrate people like the Cartners, Claytons, Kriskas, Hinsons, Mosses, Neeses, Pages, Pattersons, and Simpsons, who have put a great deal of service into Band Programs!
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A self-proclaimed member of a volunteer fire department who is more interested in wearing the department T-shirt for attention and status than actually responding to calls or participating in training. Typically seen at public events, social gatherings, or on social media—rarely at the firehouse when there's work to be done. Prioritizes the look over the labor.
A self-proclaimed member of a volunteer fire department who is more interested in wearing the department T-shirt for attention and status than actually responding to calls or participating in training. Typically seen at public events, social gatherings, or on social media—rarely at the firehouse when there's work to be done. Prioritizes the look over the labor.
We had ten on the roster, but only three showed up for the fire—the rest are just T-shirt volunteers.
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