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Bronx cheer

n. Slang

A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry.

[After the Bronx.]

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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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rasp•ber•ry

(ˈræzˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈrɑz-)

n., pl. -ries.

1. the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets.

2. any shrub bearing this fruit.

3. a dark reddish purple color.

a. a loud, abrasive, vibrating or spluttering noise made with the lips and tongue to express contempt.

b. any sign or expression of displeasure or derision.

[1615–25; earlier rasp raspberry (appar. back formation from synonymous raspis, perhaps identical with raspis, late Middle English raspise, rospeys a kind of sweet wine, Medieval Latin raspecia, of uncertain orig.) + berry; (definition 4) by shortening of raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart]

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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"

Bronx cheer

noun

Slang. Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval:

boo, catcall, hiss, hoot.

Slang: bird, raspberry, razz.

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Bronx cheer

[ˌbrɒŋksˈtʃɪəʳ] N (US) → pedorreta f

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Bronx cheer

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

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