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Bronx cheer

n. Slang

A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry.

[After the Bronx.]

Bronx cheer

Chiefly US a loud noise, imitating a fart, made with the lips and tongue and expressing derision or contempt; raspberry

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Noun

Bronx cheer - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

boo, razz, razzing, snort, hiss, hoot, raspberry, bird

cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

Translations

Bronx cheer [ˌbrɒŋksˈtʃɪəʳ] N (US) → pedorreta f

Bronx cheer

n (US inf) to get a Bronx cheer → ausgelacht werden; to give somebody a Bronx cheer → jdn auslachen

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