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PEANUT GALLERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
Synonyms:
family circle; peanut gallery; second balcony; upper balcony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("peanut gallery" is a kind of...):
area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)
Holonyms ("peanut gallery" is a part of...):
balcony (an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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)
Example:
he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("peanut gallery" is a kind of...):
people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)
