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- noun Plural form of
cricket . - noun US slang, humorous or derisive Absolute silence; no communication. Derived from the cinematic metaphor of chirping crickets at night, signaling (otherwise) complete quiet. May be used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases.
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Examples
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I'll wait for others who disagree with using religion in the discussion to condemn you for bringing it up. * crickets, crickets*.
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When Grayson made a comment, they were all up in arms, yet when Coburn made a similar or worse comment ........ crickets from the gop.
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That sound of crickets is not in your imagination.
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March 29, 2007 at 02: 56 PM hmmmmm crickets from the 5th District Republican Chairman now ....
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But instead, what we have heard is the deafening sounds of what middle-schoolers call 'crickets' -- that is, an awkward silence.
Naomi Wolf: WikiLeaks, Revolution, and the Lost Cojones of American Journalism Naomi Wolf 2011
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Judge Marcus Aurelious Knowles, in an old-fashioned walnut armchair, his feet upon a walnut and haircloth footstool -- Bayport folk in those days called such stools "crickets" -- a knitted Afghan thrown over his legs and
Fair Harbor Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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The crickets are the fact that I'm actually at work and dealing with my investment clients at the moment.
"Obama coopts the old McCain by severing him from the wack-job from Wasilla. More shrewd moves." Ann Althouse 2009
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The crickets are the result of egg on the face, not fifteen years.
"Obama coopts the old McCain by severing him from the wack-job from Wasilla. More shrewd moves." Ann Althouse 2009
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The crickets are the result of egg on the face, not fifteen years.
"Obama coopts the old McCain by severing him from the wack-job from Wasilla. More shrewd moves." Ann Althouse 2009
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For hours that and the prolonged stridulating of the crickets were the only sounds.
A Man's Woman Frank Norris 1886
jodi commented on the word crickets
'He waited anxiously for feedback and reaction.
And the response was?
"Crickets," Mr. Faulkes said in an interview.'
http://chronicle.com/article/Are-Preprints-Becoming-the-New/235819
Are Preprints Becoming the New Norm in Biology? Not So Fast
By Courtney Kueppers
MARCH 25, 2016
Chronicle of Higher Education
March 31, 2016
karpkatamala commented on the word crickets
A few others chimed in with praise, but the response was mostly crickets.
January 18, 2018