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
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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
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In an era in high school sports where boos, jeers, and uncalled-for chants are the status quo, Shelton steers fans to uplift rather than put down.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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Oh, and one more thing, which becomes clear when every ball that ricochets off a fielder’s glove is greeted with jeers from onlooking teammates.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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His speech was met with boos that nearly drowned out the cheers in the auditorium.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Hopkins heard unrelenting boos from Friars fans in both of those games, and the ferocity reached a fever pitch with Powell’s hard foul.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Bronx cheers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bronx%20cheers. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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