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Bronx cheer

noun

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


Bronx cheer

noun

  1. a loud noise, imitating a fart, made with the lips and tongue and expressing derision or contempt; raspberry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bronx cheer1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; named after the Bronx, a borough of New York City
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Example Sentences

It elicited a Bronx cheer when manager Aaron Boone appeared from the dugout and turned into vicious booing as German left the field.

Partly because we admire rebels and freethinkers, those who give a Bronx cheer to the stuffy power elite in any field.

Whether this latest chant was by visiting Canucks fans giving Tocchet a Bronx cheer or Kraken supporters rubbing salt in the wound, Boudreau’s former team couldn’t get out of the building fast enough.

When Cole struck out Kyle Lewis, he received the expected Bronx cheer.

But even worse than the boos, once Bohm finally made an accurate throw to first base after fielding a ground ball, Philadelphia fans greeted him with a Bronx cheer.

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