Definition of catcall
1
: a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
Even Winslow, who led the league in catches for the second straight year, was hearing catcalls.— Rick Reilly
2
: a loud, sexually suggestive call or comment directed at someone publicly (as on the street)
… every single time I go running in a public place without my male running partner, I am the target of catcalls.— Natalie DeBlasio
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The first known use of catcall was in 1693
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