Meaning of CATCALL
| Pronunciation: | | 'kat`kol
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- [n] a cry expressing disapproval
- [v] utter catcalls at
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| | See Also: | | call, cry, deride, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cat"call`\, n.
A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses
to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill
instrument for making such a noise.
Upon the rising of the curtain. I was very much
surprised with the great consort of catcalls which was
exhibited. --Addison.
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| | Related Terms: | | bird, boiler factory, boiler room, boo, booing, Bronx, Bronx cheer, bull-roarer, cherry bomb, clack, clacker, clapper, cracker, cricket, firecracker, give the bird, give the raspberry, hiss, hissing, hoot, horn, Klaxon, noisemaker, raspberry, rattle, rattlebox, razz, siren, snapper, steam whistle, the bird, ticktack, whistle, whistle at, whizgig, whizzer |
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