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   catcall

   /ˈkatkɔːl/

   noun

   • 1. a shrill whistle or shout of disapproval made at a public meeting or performance: "he walked out to jeers and catcalls"
   • ▪ a loud whistle or a comment of a sexual nature made by a man to a passing woman: "women were the objects of catcalls when they walked by the men's barracks"

   verb

   • 1. make a catcall: "they were fired for catcalling at women"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from cat1 + call, originally denoting a kind of whistle or squeaking instrument used to express disapproval at a theatre.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

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