air horns

Stadium celebration blasters

Air horns are loud, compressed-gas devices that produce a blaring, attention-grabbing sound.

They're used at sporting events, on boats for signaling, and in emergencies.

The term extends to similar electronic devices and sound effects: Someone kept blasting an air horn during the press conference.

To air horn someone is to interrupt them obnoxiously with this sound.

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loudness · loud noises · warning · ear-splitting · sound · noisemaking · prank · prank videos · startling · alert · cacophony · sporting events · game day · goal celebration · celebrations · New Year's Eve · whistles · tailgating

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Opposites
volume/intensity

air hornssilence

Total lack of sound

white noise · ambient sound · whispers · whisper · murmurs

sound character

air hornssoft music

Gentle, quiet tunes

wind chimes · lullabies · birdsong · acoustic guitar · classical music

subtlety/social acceptability

air hornsinside voice

Soft speaking volume

library voice

Family

airhorns, airhorn

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G