catcall

“Every time I would skate, people would catcall us or yell at us to do a kickflip,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

Men catcall her on the street; she breaks down, in one instance, and screams.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 11, 2019

While I usually give catcallers a piece of my mind, this didn’t feel like a normal catcall and it just didn’t feel appropriate to go off on him.

From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2018

She has even advocated fines for men who catcall in the street.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2018

These were cynical times, but no one risked a catcall.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

To wit, a man catcalls her as she walks past and she yells, “I object!”

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

With the Madrid fans' catcalls still ringing in his ears, Laporta provided his own answer.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024

When the catcalls and chants rain down on Bregman or Altuve, it’s not because Philadelphia has some special, specific venom toward either of them.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022

He was driven from the hall by a chorus of catcalls and boos, but time has proved him right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

And there had been the effusion of the post-game ritual, screams and catcalls followed by eager plans for the glorious remainder of Friday night.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

I don't think the show has a goal of getting people excited about being catcalled as we know how frustrating, annoying and dangerous that could be.

From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2023

Rant to all of the “fans” who talked loudly, catcalled and screamed throughout the quieter parts of the performance, even after Mellencamp repeatedly asked them to be quiet.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

In Memphis on Saturday, protesters chanting, "Whose streets? Our streets!" angrily catcalled a police car that was monitoring the march, with several making obscene gestures.

From Reuters ● Jan. 28, 2023

"I have never been catcalled, but my friends have been and it isn't very nice," he says.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2018

Ladies stood on their chairs and waved their handkerchiefs, while men threw up their hats, danced, and catcalled.

From Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization by Emmett J. (Emmett Jay) Scott

However, last year, a Sound Cymru survey of 500 men in Wales showed 30% of respondents considered catcalling, the act of making a threatening or harassing remark at a person publicly, not to be harmful.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

“They were catcalling and whistling, and the crew all started doing versions of the dance. It sparked a lot of joy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

Britain’s government said Friday that it was backing legislation to criminalize public sexual harassment, joining a handful of countries that have made specific offenses such as catcalling punishable by law.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022

A bill introduced by Tunbridge Wells MP Greg Clark will see wolf-whistling, catcalling and staring persistently become an offence in England.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022

“Brocklehurst, Mandy” went to Ravenclaw too, but “Brown, Lavender” became the first new Gryffindor, and the table on the far left exploded with cheers; Harry could see Ron’s twin brothers catcalling.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling