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PSG fans have jeered Messi in the past couple of months as his form dipped after he helped Argentina win the World Cup.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2023

Opposition MPs have jeered and heckled as Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a new era in government.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2022

Later, he said Mets players have been flashing the thumbs-down gesture after hits as a response to fans who have jeered the club during a rough August.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2021

Despite being cleared of doping allegations on Monday, some skeptical fans have jeered the Kenyan-born British rider since his Sky team arrived in France.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2018

I should have jeered at myself ever afterwards: "So you funked it, you funked it, you funked the real thing!"

From White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor