as in snort
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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Recent Examples of Bronx cheer
With apologies to the good Democrats of Texas, this proud native New Yorker sends Abbott a loud and juicy Bronx cheer!
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
Feint claps for the President could be heard on the ABC broadcast, but they were overwhelmed by the Bronx cheer.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 June 2026
Expect to hear plenty of Bronx cheers—otherwise known as razzing.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
Then the Bronx cheers followed when Joseph Woll made an easy save late in the period.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
When Filip Hronek took a soft point shot that Darcy Kuemper stopped shortly after, the crowd responded with a sarcastic Bronx cheer.
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Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
Straw getting an earful of the Bronx cheer needs no explanation.
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Paul Hoynes,
cleveland,
19 Oct. 2022
Two free throws by Durham finally stopped the 19-0 surge spanning halftime and drew a Bronx cheer from the Providence-heavy crowd.
—
Mike Fitzpatrick,
ajc,
12 Mar. 2022
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
Feint claps for the President could be heard on the ABC broadcast, but they were overwhelmed by the Bronx cheer.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 June 2026
Expect to hear plenty of Bronx cheers—otherwise known as razzing.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
Then the Bronx cheers followed when Joseph Woll made an easy save late in the period.
—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
When Filip Hronek took a soft point shot that Darcy Kuemper stopped shortly after, the crowd responded with a sarcastic Bronx cheer.
—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
Straw getting an earful of the Bronx cheer needs no explanation.
—
Paul Hoynes,
cleveland,
19 Oct. 2022
Two free throws by Durham finally stopped the 19-0 surge spanning halftime and drew a Bronx cheer from the Providence-heavy crowd.
—
Mike Fitzpatrick,
ajc,
12 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Bronx cheer
Noun
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On a night when Lee somehow turned a 73.2 mph snort into a home run, Chapman staged another losing battle while hoping for a conventional one.
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My wife, meanwhile, guards against the occasional loud snort with one of the oldest and most elegant anti-snoring technologies ever devised: earplugs.
Noun
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With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.
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Of course, the prospect of one of the greatest women’s footballers in history skittering around Bromley on a Saturday lunchtime in front of a smattering of fans inevitably inspires sneers.
Noun
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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Michelle replied with a smirk and a nudge.
Noun
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Throughout the game, seeing green shirts on the large screen triggered cheers through the crowd, while boos came up when yellow kits were displayed.
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Neither team has pressed forward with much conviction in the first 15 minutes, and after some back-and-forth passing on the back line of the Netherlands' defense, boos could be heard from restless spectators in Monterrey.
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“Bronx cheer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bronx%20cheer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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