catcallers
Unwanted verbal harassers
Catcallers are people, typically men, who shout sexual comments or make noises at strangers in public, usually directed at women passing by on the street.
The term carries strong negative connotations, as the behavior is widely considered harassing and intimidating rather than complimentary.
The catcallers on that block made her dread walking to work.
The behavior they engage in is called catcalling.
Public urban roadway
- whistlingBlowing air tunefully
- shoutingVocally projecting loudly
- leeringStaring with lustful intent
- objectificationReducing humans to things
unwelcome · intimidation · misogyny · sexism · stalking · threatening · creepy · invasive
Lowering in worth
- demeaningCausing loss of respect
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- contemptDisdainful disregard
boorish · vulgar · crude · offensive · derogatory · disparaging · chauvinism · entitlement
Shrill air-blown sounder
jeer · hoot · bellow · clamor · wolf whistle · obscenities · comments · slurs
street
Public urban roadway
objectification · unwelcome · intimidation · misogyny · sexism · stalking · threatening · creepy · invasive · aggression
degrading
Lowering in worth
- demeaningCausing loss of respect
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- humiliationLoss of dignity
contempt · boorish · vulgar · crude · offensive · derogatory · disparaging · chauvinism · entitlement · arrogance
whistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
shout · jeer · hoot · bellow · clamor · wolf whistle · obscenities · comments · slurs · suggestive
jeer
Vocal expression of scorn
heckle · ridicule · interrupt · provoke · boo · hiss · barrack · disrupt · badger · gibe
catcallersprotectors
Those who guard others
allies · upstanders · defenders · advocates · guardians