PEANUT GALLERY
\pˈiːnʌt ɡˈaləɹi], \pˈiːnʌt ɡˈaləɹi], \p_ˈiː_n_ʌ_t ɡ_ˈa_l_ə_ɹ_i]\
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rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
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(figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"
By Princeton University
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].