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noun

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

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Also called raspberry.

Compare bird (def. 10).

Origin of Bronx cheer

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

Words nearby Bronx cheer

brontide, brontobyte, brontosaur, brontosaurus, Bronx, Bronx cheer, bronze, Bronze Age, bronzed disease, bronzed grackle, bronze diabetes

How to use Bronx cheer in a sentence

“We saw his background and he was a Bronx guy and we started breaking the case,” Boyce says.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Then came Bess Myerson, a daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants who was raised in the Sholem Aleichem Houses in the Bronx.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Detectives with a fugitive task force caught up with Polanco and a friend on a Bronx street in the early afternoon.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“You can imagine the sound of that gun on a Bronx street,” Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But that would now have to be put on hold because he had been shot in the Bronx.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At last, tired of fighting an unseen foe, the men arose to their feet, and with a wild cheer sprang forward.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
But her sympathy, and her confident belief that Alessandro might yet be found, gave unspeakable cheer to Felipe.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
They went out of the darkness together and came back to the Earth, Leo very silent, and the Girl striving to cheer him.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
The king heartily pledged him, thanked him for his good cheer, and departed undiscovered.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
My servant's whip, however, soon sent them about their business, and I ventured into the parlor to see what cheer.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Bronx cheer

Bronx cheer

noun

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

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