peanut gallery

Noun

Meaning

rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats

(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)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

family circle second balcony upper balcony paradise cheap seats chicken coop chicken run nigger heaven hen house back row poultry house group of critics group of hecklers balcony section botherers

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Hypernyms

area people

Examples

he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery Source: Internet

Everything Guy does is heavily scrutinized by the peanut gallery, and All Top is no exception. Source: Internet

We also discuss Intel's support of VESA Adaptive-Sync, Cooler Master's MasterCase 5, and Galaxy Note 5 owners putting their pens in backwards, and we take questions from the peanut gallery. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

peanut butter cups peanut butter pie peanut candy peanut marzipan peanut milk peanut oil