chirpsilence
/ˈtʃɜːpˌsaɪləns/verbVerified NewAlso in: piepstillen (Deutsch) · pitisilencio (Español) · bipsilence (Français)
To attempt the silencing of a smoke detector's chirp using a ladder, a broom handle, and denial.
To chirpsilence is to stand on a chair at midnight, poking the detector's silence button with a broom handle while the chirp moves rooms. The battery is identified, located, and discovered to be the one size the bulbfleet lacks. Silence is achieved eventually, by daylight, by ladder, and by the battery that was in the drawer all along.
Etym. — chirp + silence — the campaign to quiet the ceiling, fought by hand.
Rel. — chirpambush · ceilingeyeball
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