BRONX CHEERS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

Bronx cheers

noun

plural of Bronx cheer

as in snorts

a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval a baseball legend who seems never to have forgotten the Bronx cheer he once received from the hometown ingrates

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Noun

The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of snorts

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Instagram rolled out a new logo last week — which instantly drew jeers from some users.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
And the jeers that White received from the home crowd at the end of pregame introductions might have spurred energy from the Fever players before and after the tilt.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of jeers

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One resident urged the board not to reject the proposal outright but rather to create standards for data centers before taking a vote — an opinion that elicited boos from the crowd.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Most mentions of Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz drew boos, and mentions of Larkin, Manley and Nixon drew cheers.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

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