as in snorts
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
a baseball legend who seems never to have forgotten the Bronx cheer he once received from the hometown ingrates
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Noun
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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His remarks received a mixed reaction from the crowd, with cheers, jeers and a few boos.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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In the years leading up to the massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests that swept Hong Kong in 2019, China’s national anthem was frequently greeted with jeers and boos from supporters of the local team.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
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When a power play goal by the visitors later in the second, and a late goal that fooled Wallstedt to make it 6-1, boos rained down, directed at the officials, or the Wild, or both.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Jan. 2026
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The boos came raining down from the Grand Casino Arena rafters on Tuesday, a rare occurrence for the Minnesota Wild, one of the NHL’s top teams the past two months with only one loss in regulation in their previous 17 home games.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Bronx cheers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bronx%20cheers. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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