catcall.
A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
Meaning & usage
A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
A shout, whistle, or comment of a harassingly sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman, causing distress and trauma.
A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval.
Where this word comes from
First attested in the mid-17th c., from the resemblance to cats' nocturnal cries. From cat + call.
To make such an exclamation.
Where this word comes from
First attested in the mid-17th c., from the resemblance to cats' nocturnal cries. From cat + call.
In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type.
Where this word comes from
Short for change availability or type + call.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.