catcalling

English

Verb

catcalling

1. present participle and gerund of catcall

Noun

catcalling (countable and uncountable, plural catcallings)

1. The act of giving a catcall.
   • 2014 November 12, Kathering Schulten, “What Have Been Your Experiences With Catcalling or Other Kinds of Street Harassment?”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     In the Room for Debate forum Stopping Street Harassment, the editors ask four people to weigh in on the question, Should current laws dealing with harassment be strengthened to include catcalling, or will that go too far in controlling speech and behavior? (A catcall in this context is defined as “a whistle, shout, or comment of a sexual nature to a woman passing by.”)

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English catcalling.

Noun

catcalling m (invariable)

1. catcalling

   Synonym: pappagallismo