crickets
Speech parts
1. crickets - Noun
2. crickets - Interjection
Meaning
plural of cricket.
(US, Canada, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.
Since then, I've received no response. Not a word. Just... crickets.
We asked for an explanation, but all we got were crickets.
crickets
Expressing mild annoyance or surprise.
Oh, crickets! I can’t believe how forgetful I am.
Synonyms
Examples
As a boy growing up in the Bronx, he would sit on the fire escape and play along to the sounds around him: street vendors’ cries, horses’ hooves clopping, crickets chirping.
Background Buddy Holly terminated his association with the Crickets in November 1958.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets were the template for all the rock bands that followed".sfn Elton John was musically influenced by Holly.
But ask about a coordinated effort to stop his ascending campaign and you’ll get crickets.
Although hungry toads can manage to cram adult crickets into their mouths, it is safest to feed smaller ones that are no longer than the width of the toad’s head (about half an inch or so).
Diners can still find scorpions, centipedes, spiders, silkworms, crickets, etc.