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Catcall   /kˈætkˌɔl/   Listen
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Catcall  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. "Upon the rising of the curtain. I was very much surprised with the great consort of catcalls which was exhibited."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Catcall" Quotes from Famous Books



... or the law regarding, Hurries from Nando's down to Covent Garden. Yet, he's a scholar; mark him in the pit, With critic catcall sound the stops of wit! Supreme at George's, he harangues the throng, Censor of ...
— All About Coffee • William H. Ukers

... across that unimaginable stretch of emptiness before there was a bad sign. It was a catcall—literally—in their helmet phones. "Meow!" It was falsely plaintive and innocuous. It was a ...
— The Planet Strappers • Raymond Zinke Gallun



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