Blowing a raspberry or making a Bronx cheer is to make a noise made to signify derision (and/or silliness), made by sticking out the tongue between the lips and blowing to make a sound reminiscent of flatulence. In the terminology of phonetics, this sound does not appear to have an official name, but might be characterized as a linguolabial trill. It is never used in human language phonemically (i.e., to be used as a building block of words), but it is widely used across human cultures as well as by other primates. ^{[citation needed]} This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Flatulence (expelled through the anus in a process commonly known as farting or emitting gas) is the presence of a mixture of gases known as flatus in the digestive tract of mammals. ... Phonetics (from the Greek word φωνή, phone meaning sound, voice) is the study of the sounds of human speech. ... Linguolabials or apicolabials are consonants articulated by placing the tongue tip or blade against the upper lip, which is drawn downward to meet the tongue. ... In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the articulator and the place of articulation. ...

Nomenclature varies: in the US, Bronx cheer is sometimes used; otherwise, in the US and in other English-speaking countries, it is known as a raspberry, rasp or razz — the origin of which is an instance of Cockney rhyming slang, where the non-rhyming part of a rhyming phrase is used as a synonym. In this case, "raspberry tart" rhymes with "fart". It is first recorded in 1890.^[1] Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Cockney rhyming slang (sometimes initialized as CRS) is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ... Synonyms (in ancient Greek, συν (syn) = plus and όνομα (onoma) = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings. ...

The term "Bronx Cheer" is used sarcastically because it is not a cheer, it is used to show disapproval. The term originated as a reference to Bronx, New York, and the call used by spectators in Yankee Stadium.^{[citation needed]} This is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ...

Usage

One of the most famous uses of the Bronx cheer is in the song "Der Fuehrer's Face" (from the Disney animated film of the same name), as recorded by musical comedian Spike Jones in 1942, which shows disdain for Adolf Hitler with the repeated refrain "We'll Heil! (Bronx cheer) Heil! (Bronx cheer) Right in Der Fuehrer's Face!" Sheet music for the title song. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Spike Jones For the music video and film director, see Spike Jonze. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

The American television show Hee Haw also used the Bronx cheer in a musical interlude: A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Where, oh where, are you tonight?

Why did you leave me here all alone?

I searched the world over, and thought I'd found true love;

You met another, and (Bronx cheer) you were gone!

Another example is in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, one of the popular series of Monty Python films. In one scene, John Cleese, acting as a Frenchman holding a castle, says "You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottom, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called Arthur King, you and all your silly English k-nnnnniggets!" He then proceeds to blow a raspberry at the questing knights. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin), and directed by Gilliam and Jones. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award winning English comedian and actor. ...

The BBC sketch show The Two Ronnies featured an episodic sketch entitled "The Phantom Raspberry Blower" written by comedian Spike Milligan. The titular character was a Jack the Ripper-style villain who stalked the streets of Victorian London blowing raspberries at his victims, which somehow killed them (Milligan's Phantom Raspberry Blower had appeared on television before appearing on the Two Ronnies). This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... The Two Ronnies was a British sketch show that aired on BBC One from 1971 to 1987. ... The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town was a serial written by Spike Milligan that ran every week on The Two Ronnies sketch show in 1971 on BBC One. ... Terence Alan Milligan, KBE, (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish writer, artist, musician, humanitarian, comedian, and poet. ... Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London, England in the second half of 1888. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

In the very popular 1970s sitcom All in the Family, whenever the main character, bigot Archie Bunker, lost an argument or had no snappy riposte he would frequently issue the Bronx cheer at his liberal son-in-law, Meathead, or whoever happened to be nearby. Occasionally, his usually sweet and polite daughter Gloria would give him one back, a feat that inevitably appalled the sexist Archie, who could not believe that his "little girl" could do such a thing. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Information Gender Male Age 50 (in 1974) Date of birth 1924 Date of death Unknown (still alive as of 1983) Occupation Blue Collar (19??-1978) Bar Owner (1979-????) Family Michael Stivic (son-in-law) Joey Stivic (grandson) Alfred Bunker (brother) Barbara Lee Billie Bunker (niece) Katherine Bunker (sister-in-law... Mike Stivic, played by Rob Reiner. ... Gloria Stivic is the name of the fictional character played by Sally Struthers on the American television situation comedy All in the Family, which aired on the CBS network from 1971 until 1979. ... Sexism is discrimination between people based on their Sex rather than their individual merits. ...

In the episode of the 1960s television series Hogan's Heroes, "How to Cook a German Goose with Radar," German commandant Colonel Klink is tricked into thinking that a Bronx cheer is an American way of showing respect, which leads to laughs as the Allied POWs repeatedly give him the cheer. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Hogans Heroes was an American television situation comedy that ran from September 17, 1965 to July 4, 1971 on the CBS network for 168 episodes. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...

In the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, an episode features a fictional undersea town near Bikini Bottom called Rock Bottom. In Rock Bottom, the citizens speak English, with a Bronx cheer in between every couple of syllables. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Rock Bottom can mean: Rock bottom, an all time low Rock Bottom (album), an album by Robert Wyatt Rock Bottom (SpongeBob SquarePants episode), the SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Rock Bottom Restaurants Inc. ...

Zrbtt was used by Bill Cosby's character Heathcliff Huxtable in an episode of The Cosby Show. In the original episode, the spelling was explicitly given as "Z-R-B-T-T," described as the act of pressing one's lips on a person's stomach or soft area of another person's flesh and blowing, producing a tickle feeling and a noise similar to that created by flatulence.^{[citation needed]} William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, first broadcast on September 20, 1984 and ran for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992. ... Flatulence (expelled through the anus in a process commonly known as farting or emitting gas) is the presence of a mixture of gases known as flatus in the digestive tract of mammals. ...

A 1968 single by Sam the Sham titled "I Couldn't Spell !!*@!" is a break-up song in which the singer couldn't spell the sound of a raspberry. Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sam the Sham is the stage name of rock n roll singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio from Dallas, Texas. ... In psychology, there are several models that attempt to explain and account for the trajectory of the breakup of a relationship. ...

In the song They Are All In Love on The Who album The Who By Numbers, Roger Daltrey blows a raspberry in the first line of the 2nd verse. The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... The Who By Numbers (1975) is an album by British rock band The Who. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

In the USA, some whoopee cushions have "a real Bronx Cheer" written on them.^{[citation needed]} 1955 Advertising Card A Whoopee Cushion, also known as The Poo-Poo Cushion and The Razzberry Cushion, is a Practical joke device that produces a noise resembling a Bronx cheer or human flatulence. ...

The Razzie Awards appear to be named after this noise. The Golden Raspberries or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ...

In many Japanese anime, the Bronx cheer is used as a term of derision. The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) “Animé” redirects here. ...

In Field of Dreams, Terrance Mann (played by James Earl Jones) watches the night exhibition game where a young Archie Graham is batting. After pitcher Eddie Cicotte throws at Graham's head, forcing him to hit the deck, Mann uses the Bronx Cheer to express his disapproval, though he also seems amused.

A common practice seems to be for parents to place their mouth on a young child's belly, arm, cheek, or other body part and then blow a raspberry in order to elicit laughter. In turn, even young babies can learn to do this and enjoy this interaction with others. For children, the common practice is to place their mouth on their inside arm or inner elbow while blowing a raspberry, generating unsolicited attention in the classroom. In this case, however, children rarely refer to this act as "blowing a raspberry", but rather "making farting noises".^{[citation needed]}

Cartoon character Bill the Cat of Bloom County fame some times goes "Thbbbt!" in the series, which symbolizes a raspberry. Bill the Cat Articles with similar titles include Billy the Cat. ... Bloom County was a popular American comic strip by Berke Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989. ...

Grubber, a zombie-lime member of the Gangreen Gang from the animated series Powerpuff Girls blows a raspberry. In The Powerpuff Girls series and film, the Gangreen Gang is a gang of teenage hooligans known for their green skin. ... The Powerpuff Girls is an animated series starring three little girls with superpowers who have dedicated their lives to fight crime and the forces of evil, though there are criticisms about their actions. ...

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See also

• Joe Btfsplk
• Linguistic universal
• Hupwheet
• Bilabial trill
  • lips

Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic strip Lil Abner. ... A linguistic universal is a statement that is true for all natural languages. ... The bilabial trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The mouth, also known as the buccal cavity or the oral cavity, is the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. ...

References

1. ^ raspberry. The Mavens' Word of the Day. Random House (1998-04-13). Retrieved on September 19, 2005.

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External links

• Video of raspberry blowing at 500 frames per second, taken with a high speed camera