Bronx cheer

Bronx cheer
noun
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
• Syn:
↑boo, ↑hoot, ↑hiss, ↑raspberry, ↑razzing, ↑razz, ↑snort, ↑bird
• Derivationally related forms: ↑snort (for: ↑snort), ↑razz (for: ↑razzing), ↑hiss (for: ↑hiss), ↑hoot (for: ↑hoot), ↑boo (for: ↑boo)
• Hypernyms: ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑call, ↑yell, ↑shout, ↑vociferation

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized B

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a loud, abrasive, spluttering noise made with the lips and tongue to express contempt. Also called raspberry. Cf. bird (def. 12).
[1925-30, Amer.]

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Bronx cheer /brongks chēr/ (US)
noun
A vulgar sound of disapproval, a raspberry
ORIGIN: From the Bronx borough of New York City

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Bronx cheer «brongks»,
U.S. Slang. a sound of derision, made by an explosive expulsion of breath through nearly closed lips; raspberry.

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n. a sound of derision or contempt made by blowing through closed lips with the tongue between them; a raspberry
Origin:
1920s: named after the Bronx in New York

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/ˈbrɑːŋks-/ noun, pl ⋯ cheers [count]
US informal : a rude sound made to show that you dislike something : ↑raspberry

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Bronx cheer [ˌbrɒŋks ˈtʃɪə(r)] [ˌbrɑːŋks ˈtʃɪr] noun (NAmE, informal)
= ↑raspberry (2)
 
Word Origin:
[Bronx cheer] 1920s: named after the Bronx, a borough in the north-east of New York City.

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