Everything about Blowing A Raspberry totally explained
Blowing a raspberry or making a
Bronx cheer is to make a noise signifying 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 doesn't appear to have an official name, but might be characterized as an
unvoiced linguolabial trill [r̼̊]. It is never used in human language phonemically (for example, to be used as a building block of words), but it's widely used across human cultures.
Nomenclature varies: in the
US,
Bronx cheer is sometimes used; otherwise, in the US and in other
English-speaking countries, it's 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.
The term "Bronx Cheer" is used sarcastically because it isn't a cheer, it's used to show disapproval. The term originated as a reference to The Bronx, New York, and the call used by spectators in
Yankee Stadium.
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!"
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