peanut gallery
noun[Cusually singular]
USinformaluk/ˈpiː.nʌt ˌɡæl.ər.i/us/ˈpiː.nʌt ˌɡæl.ɚ.i/peanut gallerynoun[C usually singular](IN ATHEATRE)
theareahigh up in atheatrewhere thecheapestseatsare:
We could onlyaffordseatsin thepeanutgallery.
There werehecklesfrom thepeanutgallery.
- Even in thepeanutgallery,seatswere $100.
- Helookedlike he'dsnuckin from thepeanutgallery.
- It'seasytohecklefrom thepeanutgallery, but youtryandstandon astageand make awholeaudiencelaugh.
Theatres, cinemas & their parts
- art house
- arthouse
- backstage
- billboard
- bioscope
- fleapit
- footlights
- green room
- onstage
- orchestra pit
- setting
- spotlight
- stage
- stage right
- stagy
- theater
- theatre
- upstage
- wardrobe
- wing
peanut gallerynoun[C usually singular](UNWANTED OPINIONS)
disapproving
peoplewho giveunwantedorunhelpfuladviceoropinions:
Asusual, theonlinepeanutgallerywasquicktocriticize.
- Thecriticseventuallyfadedback into thepeanutgallery.
- He isperceivedas a “rampantegomaniac” by thepeanutgallery.
- The site’seditorstook down thepostafter muchhostilityfrom thepeanutgallery.
Disapproving & criticizing
- anathematize
- animadversion
- aspersion
- assail
- aw
- backbite
- criticism
- dim
- fault
- niggle
- nitpick
- nitpicking
- opprobrious
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
- personalization
- personalize
- philippic
- pick
- sarky
- tear