Catcall 캣콜 뜻. (경기장,무대에서) 야유 , (길거리 여성에게) 성희롱 발언.
단어 기원. 1693년 경. 공연 내용이 맘에 들지 않았을 때,사람들이 보내는 야유에서 기원.
야구, 축구장에서 팬들이 선수들에게 보내는 야유.
길거리에서 불특정 남자들이 불특정 여자들을 향해 보내는 성희롱 발언이나 외모 품평. 도가 지나치면 범죄가 된다.
: a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
Even Winslow, who led the league in catches for the second straight year, was hearing catcalls.
—Rick Reilly
2
: a loud, sexually suggestive call or comment directed at someone publicly (as on the street)
… every single time I go running in a public place without my male running partner, I am the target of catcalls.
—Natalie DeBlasio
catcall verb
Example Sentences
The pitcher heard angry catcalls as he walked off the field.
the band's sloppy playing produced only catcalls from the crowd
Recent Examples on the Web
This was not a vulgar catcall—I was swathed in more fabric than the Virgin Mary.
—Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2022
Meet the Fighting Irish opponents, dates and locations for 2020, along with a prominent returning opposing player Indianapolis Star SOUTH BEND — Brian Kelly hears the whispers, which sometimes probably feel more like catcalls.
—Eric Hansen, Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2020
Should the rare Dolphins touchdown bring cheers or catcalls?
—Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of catcall was in 1693
2019년 catcall 과 관련된 비극.
Chicago woman ignored man's catcalls, so he raped and strangled her, prosecutors say
Grace Hauck
USA TODAY
CHICAGO — A man who prosecutors say strangled a 19-year-old college student because she ignored his catcalls was ordered held without bail Tuesday.
Donald Thurman, 26, is charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of University of Illinois at Chicago sophomore Ruth George, whose body was found Saturday in the backseat of her family's car at a campus parking garage.
Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy said Tuesday that Thurman was "angry" that George was ignoring his catcalls and that he followed her into the garage, where he sexually assaulted and killed her around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the Associated Press.
George’s family reported her missing to campus police Saturday, and her phone was tracked to the parking garage, according to the University. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office determined her death to be a homicide by strangulation. Campus police announced charges against Thurman Monday.
Hundreds of students, staff and alumni held a vigil for George at a student center that night. Natalie Bennett, director of the school's Women's Leadership and Resource Center, recited a poem in George's memory. Bennett said that the center had recently held a discussion event on women of color and violence and that, at the vigil, one student revealed that George been part of making that discussion happen.
"All of us are devastated by the loss of Ruth George, a member of our Honors College and a talented kinesiology student with dreams and aspirations to become a health professional and help others. Our thoughts, our hearts and our condolences are with her family and friends during this trying period," UIC Chancellor Michael D. Amiridis said in a statement Sunday.
George's fraternity, Delta Epsilon Mu, a co-ed group for students interested in health professions, posted a message on its Facebook page Sunday about the death of their beloved member, nicknamed "Baby Color."
"That was the perfect name for her because she brought color into the lives of everyone around her," the fraternity said in the post.
To honor George's bright spirit, students tied yellow ribbons around campus Monday.
George graduated from Naperville Central High School, in the western suburb of Chicago, in 2018, where she competed on the gymnastics team.
"Ruth was such a sweet girl and had the biggest and brightest smile," school staff member and gymnastics coach Christina Tardy said in a statement. "We loved having her as a member of the NCHS gymnastics team and she was so fun to watch compete, especially on the floor exercise. She was a great teammate and we are going to miss her dearly."
The school district said in a statement that the thoughts of its staff and administration remain with George's family and friends during this difficult time.
UIC's Office of Public Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
