Bronx cheer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bronx cheer
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; named after the Bronx, a borough of New York City
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Then she leans over my digital recorder and gives a quick, wet Bronx cheer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
The ever-obsequious Chris Cillizza, her drooling admirer, took the Berliners to task for the Bronx cheer:
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2024
Partly because we admire rebels and freethinkers, those who give a Bronx cheer to the stuffy power elite in any field.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
But even worse than the boos, once Bohm finally made an accurate throw to first base after fielding a ground ball, Philadelphia fans greeted him with a Bronx cheer.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
The three beer girls raised a raucous Bronx cheer.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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