catcall
pronunciation
How to pronounce catcall in British English:
UK [ˈkætkɔ:l]
How to pronounce catcall in American English:
US [ˈkætˌkɔl]
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- Noun:
- a cry expressing disapproval
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- Verb:
- utter catcalls at
Word Origin
- catcall (n.)
- 1650s, a type of noisemaker (Johnson describes it as a "squeaking instrument") used to express dissatisfaction in play-houses, from cat (n.) + call (n.); presumably because it sounded like an angry cat. As a verb, attested from 1734.
Example
- 1. The singer got catcall from the audience .
- 2. Catcall : a harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval .
- 3. Web site lets women out men who catcall on the street by posting their pictures online .
- 4. But there is somebody also often can only thorn enters one dartlike weapon , two dartlike weapons are all not favorite or , is that the meeting move does the catcall all over the field .