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Auspfeifen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrack noun A large, plain building used to house soldiers or other groups of people.
  • catcall noun A shout or whistle made to show disapproval, especially by a crowd; a jeer.

Senses

Auspfeifen is used for these senses in English:

  • barrack (British, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
  • catcall A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
  • catcall (transitive) To make such an exclamation.

barrack — full definition

  1. noun A large, plain building used to house soldiers or other groups of people.
  2. verb To house someone in a barrack, or to live in one.
  3. verb (chiefly British and Australian) To shout support for, or jeer at, a team or speaker.

catcall — full definition

  1. noun A shout or whistle made to show disapproval, especially by a crowd; a jeer.
  2. noun An unwanted sexual remark or whistle called out at a woman passing by.
  3. noun A whistle blown by someone in a theater audience to show they disapprove.
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