Bronx cheer

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Bronx cheer

/ˌbɹɒŋks ˈt͡ʃɪə/ UK
/ˌbɹɑŋks ˈt͡ʃɪɹ/ US

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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.

noun 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”). Princeton's defeat by Annapolis is regretted here as the Staggs say if they win in the East it won't be held as such-a-much, whereas if Chicago loses the East will grin and give Western football the jolly old Bronx cheer.
Similar: razz, razzberry, raspberry

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MLA

"Bronx cheer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bronx%20cheer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Bronx cheer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bronx%20cheer

Chicago

"Bronx cheer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bronx%20cheer.

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@misc{bronx_cheer_2026,
  title = {Bronx cheer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bronx%20cheer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}