[HN Gopher] The meaning and origin of the expression "Bronx cheer"
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       The meaning and origin of the expression "Bronx cheer"
        
       Author : Lammy
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2022-12-24 23:27 UTC (23 hours ago)
        
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       | causality0 wrote:
       | _A sound of contempt or derision, made by blowing through closed
       | lips, usually with the tongue protruding._
       | 
       | Is it just me or does sticking your tongue out make it very
       | difficult to perform?
        
         | LarryMullins wrote:
         | It helps if you hold your hands open with fingers splayed and
         | wiggling, thumbs pressed to your temples.
        
         | where-group-by wrote:
         | Your comment made me perform a series of test of various
         | blowing. The variant using the tongue is not that much more
         | difficult. The key is to make the air escape between your lower
         | lip and the tongue.
         | 
         | But whatever you're more used to is the best, as the gesture
         | works best when used spotaneously.
        
       | smitty1e wrote:
       | I asked my "trouble and strife" if the "raspberry tart"
       | derivation was probable.
       | 
       | The Bronx cheer sounded affirmative, if cheeky.
        
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