monkey chant
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈmʌŋ.ki ˌtʃɑːnt / us/ˈmʌŋ.ki ˌtʃænt/
(观众)学猴叫(以此侮辱黑人,特别是体育比赛中的黑人球员)
an occasion when a group of people make the sound that monkeys make, as a way of insulting a black person, especially a black player at a sports game
He had been subjected to racist monkey chants. 他曾经遭受过种族歧视行为,有观众向他集体学猴叫。
See: monkey chanting
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- When the monkey chants started polluting the air, he refused to let his emotions show.
- These players have battled against ignorance and hate, and helped bring about an environment where the monkey chant is rare at a football ground.
- 'I've had the monkey chants and similar stuff all over Europe,' he said.