crickets
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
- plural form of cricket.
- (US, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.
- Since then, I've received no response. Not a word. Just... crickets.
- We asked for an explanation, but all we got were crickets.
- Expressing mild annoyance or surprise.
- Oh, crickets! I can’t believe how forgetful I am.
- 1902, George Ade, “The Fable of the Long-range Lover, the Lollypaloozer, and the Line of Talk”, in The Girl Proposition. A Bunch of He and She Fables, New York, N.Y.: R. H. Russell, OCLC 776243245 ↗; republished Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Literature House, 1969, OCLC 695700303 ↗, page 9 ↗:
- "Oh Crickets! I seen you at the The-ayter one Night," she said. "I was there with Ollie Pozozzle of Minneapolis. Me and him come out just behind you. […]"
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