'Catcall' definitions:
Definition of 'catcall'
(from WordNet)
noun
A cry expressing disapproval
verb
Utter catcalls at
Definition of 'Catcall'
From: GCIDE
- Catcall \Cat"call`\, n. A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise. [1913 Webster]
- Upon the rising of the curtain. I was very much surprised with the great consort of catcalls which was exhibited. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'catcall'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bird,
- boiler factory,
- boiler room,
- boo,
- booing,
- Bronx,
- Bronx cheer,
- bull-roarer,
- cherry bomb,
- clack,
- clacker,
- clapper,
- cracker,
- cricket,
- firecracker,
- give the bird,
- give the raspberry,
- hiss,
- hissing,
- hoot,
- horn,
- Klaxon,
- noisemaker,
- raspberry,
- rattle,
- rattlebox,
- razz,
- siren,
- snapper,
- steam whistle,
- the bird,
- ticktack,
- whistle,
- whistle at,
- whizgig,
- whizzer