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catcall [ˈkætˌkɔːl] n a shrill whistle or cry expressing disapproval, as at a public meeting, etc. vb
to utter such a call (at); deride with catcalls catcaller n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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In the Deep South, the hate crowd smirked and catcalled when Sidney Poitier wed Joanna Shimkus, a white film ingenue. However, it took two years at Philadelphia's La Salle College, where he "couldn't walk into the cafeteria without being catcalled," to convince his parents in 1967 to let him go to New York City. When moderator Edmonde Haddad asked the candidates their views on the crisis, audience members hissed and catcalled, and a woman yelled, ``Talk about the issues |
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