barracking
Collocations
2BARRACKING + NOUN
essendon, idiom
PREP.
despite
Definitions
noun
An act of jeering or heckling.
It's the sort of mindset in which you don't take in the words of praise, only the boss's criticism and the barrackings of the crowd.
The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
The only really unique aspect of Australian barracking is its idiom, the distinctive language and humour involved.
I had by then explained to him my custom of occasionally listening to Australian Rules Football on our shortwave radio of a Saturday afternoon; how, despite my barracking for Essendon, I thought a player from Geelong, Gary Ablett, the best I had ever seen.
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Synonyms
noun — shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3It's the sort of mindset in which you don't take in the words of praise, only the boss's criticism and the barrackings of the crowd.
WiktionaryThe only really unique aspect of Australian barracking is its idiom, the distinctive language and humour involved.
WiktionaryI had by then explained to him my custom of occasionally listening to Australian Rules Football on our shortwave radio of a Saturday afternoon; how, despite my barracking for Essendon, I thought a pla
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