Bronx cheer


noun
  1. a loud, abrasive, spluttering noise made with the lips and tongue to express contempt.

Origin of Bronx cheer

1
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; named after the Bronx, a borough of New York City

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British Dictionary definitions for Bronx cheer

Bronx cheer

noun
  1. mainly US a loud noise, imitating a fart, made with the lips and tongue and expressing derision or contempt; raspberry

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