Bronx cheer

== English == === Etymology === Believed to originate from the making of the sound during sporting and other events in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York, USA. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɹɒŋks ˈt͡ʃɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɹɑŋks ˈt͡ʃɪɹ/ === Noun === Bronx cheer (plural Bronx cheers) (US, idiomatic) Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble flatulence made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, used humorously or to express disdain or scorn”). [from 1920s] Synonyms: razz, razzberry ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === blowing a raspberry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gary Martin (1997–), “Bronx cheer”, in The Phrase Finder, retrieved 2 January 2019.