Bronx cheer


noun

a loud, abrasive, spluttering noise made with the lips and tongue to express contempt. Also called raspberry.Compare bird(def 15).

Origin of Bronx cheer

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

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