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Definition of catcall
1 : a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
2 : a derisive remark : criticism
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Examples of catcall in a Sentence
The pitcher heard angry catcalls as he walked off the field.
the band's sloppy playing produced only catcalls from the crowd
Recent Examples of catcall from the Web
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Opinion by Frank Bruni These are hard days of coarse language -- of tweets and catcalls that appeal to the worst in us, not the best.
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CANNES, France (AP) — This year’s Cannes Film Festival has been a sprawling, international referendum on Netflix, with votes registered in catcalls and applause, and some of the biggest names in cinema staking out their positions.
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DeVos said, reading her prepared text in a measured tone despite continuing waves of boos, catcalls and scattered applause at Bethune-Cookman University.
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Groans, catcalls and even some boos filled the hotel ballroom at times.
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Sometimes sexism is obvious: a guy hurling a crude catcall from a moving car.
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But Mr. Trump still draws his share of catcalls — some subtle, others not.
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And that wasn’t unfounded: while some cards were modest and polite, others were basically catcalls.
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First Known Use of catcall
1693
CATCALL Defined for English Language Learners
catcall
playDefinition of catcall for English Language Learners
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: a sound or noise that someone (such as an audience member) makes toward a speaker, performer, athlete, etc., that he or she does not like
CATCALL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of catcall for Students
: a sound like the cry of a cat or a noise expressing disapproval (as at a sports event)
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