Barracking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Barracking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of barrack.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of barrack.
More Meanings
- An act of jeering or heckling.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
Example Sentences
‘So to me barracking for the footy I identified with my father, although nobody barracked for Essendon.’
The only really unique aspect of Australian barracking is its idiom, the distinctive language and humour involved.
It's the sort of mindset in which you don't take in the words of praise, only the boss's criticism and the barrackings of the crowd.
I had by then explained to him my custom of occasionally listening to Australian Rules Football on our shortwave radio of a Saturday afternoon; how, despite my barracking for Essendon, I thought a player from Geelong, Gary Ablett, the best I had ever seen.
Word Forms
- barrackings
Synonyms for barracking
Depending on context, synonyms include heckling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heckling, jeering, razzing, berating, jesting, taunting.
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