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Bronx cheer

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a Bronx cheer (American, informal)
a rude sound you make by holding your tongue between your lips and blowing. Cindy turned around and blew a Bronx cheer at the kids who'd been teasing her.
See also: cheer
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It means even more films are eligible for his Bronx cheer of movie awards, the 26th annual Golden Raspberries.
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I doubt whether New York nursing home administrators routinely have batteries thrown at their heads (correct me if I'm wrong), but I can well imagine unhappy families there offering various versions of the Bronx cheer.
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In a transparent ploy to establish her New York roots, she donned a Yankees cap and received the Bronx cheer.
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