barracking
Hostile audience interruption
Barracking is loud heckling or jeering, especially at sporting events.
In British and Australian usage, to barrack means to shout criticism or mockery at players or performers: The crowd's barracking rattled the visiting team.
In Australian English, barracking can also mean cheering enthusiastically for a team—the opposite sense: Who are you barracking for?
Vocal public mockery
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- booingVocal expression of disapproval
- catcallsHarassing shouts or whistles
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
ridicule · derision · scoffing · insults · hooting · jibes · gibes · sneering
People who back something
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- standsRemains upright; tolerates
crowd · spectators · match · team · chants · ultras · hooliganism · atmosphere
jeering
Vocal public mockery
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- booingVocal expression of disapproval
- catcallsHarassing shouts or whistles
mockery · ridicule · derision · scoffing · insults · hooting · jibes · gibes · sneering · raillery
supporters
People who back something
stands · crowd · spectators · match · team · chants · ultras · hooliganism · atmosphere · rivalry
applause
Collective hand-clapping approval
support · encouragement · clapping · hurrah · hooray · whoop · shout · yell · acclaim · bravo
barrackingapplause
Collective hand-clapping approval
cheering · cheers · ovation · acclamation · acclaim
barrackingpraise
Expression of approval
encouragement · support · lauding · extolling · commendation
barracks, barrack, barracked, military barracks, army barracks