volumeconference
/ˈvɒljuːm ˈkɒnfərəns/nounVerified NewAlso in: Lautstärkekonferenz (Deutsch) · volumenferencia (Español) · conféronde (Français)
The negotiation across generations, conducted mid-call, over how loud the phone, TV, or hearing aid should be.
The elder turns the volume up until the young flinch; the young turn it down until the elder protests. Volumeconferences run as a background process through every call and are settled only by the physical passing of the device. Nobody wins; the loop persists.
Etym. — volume + conference — a meeting whose entire agenda is decibels.
Rel. — telegrandparented
Novelty check: APPROVE
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