Another question.

[sistermagpie]

> zanooda:
 
> I met the word "catcalling" before, without looking it up in dictionaries, and from the context I assumed that it meant men whistling to a woman or yelling to her compliments (or rather, something *they* consider compliments :-)), but this meaning is not mentioned in the dictionaries.
> 
> So what is catcalling, approval or disapproval :-)? How would you guys use this word?

Magpie:
I think it would depend on the context. In this example, the boys are cheering for her in a way that shows she's a girl, I think. (But obviously joking--they're not really hitting on her.) But sometimes catcalls are jeers, like if an actor is being booed off-stage.

The things sound like opposites but I guess they're really not in a disturbing way. Since catcalling a woman isn't exactly a show of respect.

-m