sound and noise from across a wall dividing two rooms [closed]
What is the word used to describe the disturbing sound/noise hear across an adjacent wall where a couple are engaging in sexual intercourse?
Solution 1:
There are a few ways you could describe it, depending on context. You might say they are disturbing the peace, being raucous, or just noisy. If you want to be subtle, you could just applaud them the next time you see them. When they ask why you're clapping you can explain that you enjoyed their performance.
Solution 2:
If you want a single term for that has been coined to describe that specific phenomenon, you’re welcome to co-opt the acronym “L.A.P.”, which I found on Urban Dictionary:
L.A.P.
Live Audio Porn.
One is treated to L.A.P. when a neighbor/roommate with whom you share a thin wall, or live close enough to, has loud sex. Generally characterized as a truly terrifying experience in which the recipient of the L.A.P. is subjected to aural terrorism in the form of moans, groans, yelps, heavy breathing, bed/furniture crashing, and various other unsettling noises.
Last night, while I was trying to study for my final, my disgusting roommate and his girlfriend treated me to L.A.P.
Source: Urban Dictionary definition for “L.A.P.”
If you want anyone to understand what you’re referring to without further explanation, you’re better off describing it in other words. Personally, I’d form a suitably descriptive statement around the term “sex noises” which is commonly used/understood in my experience.