catcall

Meanings

1. A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
2. A shout, whistle, or comment of a harassingly sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.
3. A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval.

1. To make such an exclamation.

1. In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type.

Etymology

Mid-17th c., from the resemblance to cats' nocturnal cries. From cat + call.