English noun: peanut gallery |
1. | peanut gallery (group) (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) |
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| Samples | He ignored complaints from the peanut gallery.
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| Broader (hypernym) | people |
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2. | peanut gallery (artifact) rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats |
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| Synonyms | family circle, second balcony, upper balcony |
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| Broader (hypernym) | area |
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| Part meronym | balcony |
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