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Dewey Decibel System

A calibrated scale of sound-pressure-level used to measure the degree of ambient noise inside a library. Named after the infamous Thomas E. Dewey and his thunderously-cacophonous presidential campaign against Harry Truman.
The noise-level that's acceptable for inside a library is no more than 35dB on the Dewey Decibel System .
by QuacksO February 24, 2017
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repeating decibel

What ya get when a hard-rock or heavy-metal record starts skipping.
Girl, you know it's true dat Milli Vanilli got "George Bush busted" --- i.e., "read my lips" and lip-synching --- by da infamous "repeating decibel" when their playback equipment malfunctioned.
by QuacksO0 May 30, 2025
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