hoot and holler



hoot and holler

to shout in disapproval; to call and shout one's displeasure. After the umpire rendered his decision, the spectators hooted and hollered their thoughts on the matter. It's hard to play a good game of basketball when the fans are hooting and hollering at everything you do.
See also: and, holler, hoot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jokum-Danish
Ervin-Hungarian, Croatian
BlankaBLAHN-kah (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian), BLAWN-kaw (Hungarian)Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian
HarrietHER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ətEnglish
ŽAklina-Croatian, Serbian
Ansehelm-Ancient Germanic