From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Catcall \Cat"call'\, noun 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. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a cry expressing disapproval
verb
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "catcall": Bronx, Bronx cheer, Klaxon, bird, boiler factory, boiler room, boo, booing, bull-roarer, cherry bomb, clack, clacker, clapper, cracker, cricket, firecracker, give the bird, give the raspberry, hiss, hissing, hoot, horn, noisemaker, raspberry, rattle, rattlebox, razz, siren, snapper, steam whistle, the bird, ticktack, whistle, whistle at, whizgig, whizzer
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