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catcalls

/ˈkætˌkɔlz/ /ˈkætˌkɑlz/

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noun

A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.

Examples :

"The comedian rushed off stage after being met with a storm of catcalls from the unhappy audience. "

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noun

A shout, whistle, or comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.

Examples :

"Walking down the street, Maria ignored the rude catcalls from the construction workers. "

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noun

A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval.

Examples :

"The actor paused, visibly upset, as the boos and catcalls from the audience grew louder after he forgot his lines. "

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verb

To make such an exclamation.

Examples :

"As the actress walked onto the stage, some audience members catcalled her, making unwanted and disrespectful noises. "

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noun

In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type.

Examples :

"In his Eiffel program, frequent catcalls relating to integer division were traced back to using real numbers where integer values were expected. "

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