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peanut gallery

n.

1. The hindmost or uppermost section of seating in a theater balcony, where the seats are cheapest.

2. A group of people whose opinions are considered unimportant: "Pressure is building ... to force ... Alan Greenspan to cut interest rates and pump up the money supply. [He] has politely ignored these catcalls from the peanut gallery" H. Erich Heinemann.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peanut gallery - (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
	2.	peanut gallery - rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats family circle, second balcony, upper balcony area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" balcony - an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium