fauxcellarm

fauxcellarm
 n.β€” Β«What they are hearing is a barely discernable soundβ€”perhaps chimes, a faint trill or an electronic bleatβ€”that they mistake for the ringtone of their cellphone, which isn’t ringing. This audio illusionβ€”called phantom phone rings or, more whimsically, ringxiety or fauxcellarmβ€”has emerged recently as an Internet discussion topic and has become a new reason for people to either bemoan the techno-saturation of modern life or question their sanity.Β» β€”β€œI Hear Ringing and There’s No One There. I Wonder Why” by Brenda Goodman New York Times May 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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