a Bronx cheer

Bronx cheer

A sputtering noise made by pressing the tongue and lips together, used to express either real or faux contempt, mockery, or displeasure; a raspberry. Primarily heard in US. The fans collectively gave the opposing team a Bronx cheer when their relief pitcher walked onto the field.
See also: Bronx, cheer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a Bronx cheer

AMERICAN, INFORMAL
A Bronx cheer is a rude noise that you make by putting your lips together and blowing through them. He greeted the news with a loud Bronx cheer.
See also: Bronx, cheer
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • Bronx
  • Bronx cheer
  • cheer
  • cheers
  • blow a raspberry
  • blow a strawberry
  • raspberry
  • strawberry
  • give (one) the raspberry
  • give someone the raspberry
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All this acclaim is naturally getting a Bronx cheer from folks like Bronx Borough President Freddy Ferrer, who is disgusted with the entire one-sided negotiation, and certainly has the most to lose.
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They gave a Bronx cheer to the 9.23 percent rise in actual hotel assessments, noting that such a rise will create a setback for the segment's comeback.
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The plan to codify welfare shelter allowances as part of Governor George Pataki's budgetary plans is getting a Bronx cheer from an owner's group that at the very least would like to see direct payment of the shelter allowance.
Bronx realtors wary of welfare cutbacks