Blowing a raspberry or strawberry or making a Bronx cheer is to make a noise signifying derision (and/or silliness), made by sticking out the tongue between the lips and blowing to make a sound reminiscent of flatulence. Flatulence is the production of a mixture of gases in the digestive tract of Mammals that are byproducts of the digestion process In the terminology of phonetics, this sound does not appear to have an official name, but might be characterized as an unvoiced linguolabial trill [r̼̊]. Phonetics (from the Greek φωνή ( phonê) "sound" or "voice" is the study of the physical sounds of human speech Voice or voicing is a term used in Phonetics and Phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless Linguolabials or apicolabials are Consonants articulated by placing the tongue tip or blade against the upper lip which is drawn downward to meet the tongue In Phonetics, a trill is a Consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the articulator and the Place of articulation. It is never used in human language phonemically (i. e. , to be used as a building block of words), but it is widely used across human cultures.

Nomenclature varies: in the US, Bronx cheer is sometimes used; otherwise, in the US and in other English-speaking countries, it is known as a raspberry, rasp or razz—the origin of which is an instance of Cockney rhyming slang, where the non-rhyming part of a rhyming phrase is used as a synonym. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Rhyming slang is a form of Slang in which a word is replaced either by another word or phrase that rhymes with it or by the first word of such a phrase in which This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" In this case, "raspberry tart" rhymes with "fart". It is first recorded in 1890. ^[1]

The term "Bronx Cheer" is used sarcastically because it is not a cheer, it is used to show disapproval. The term originated as a reference to The Bronx, New York, and the call used by spectators in Yankee Stadium. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City.

Usage

One of the most famous uses of the Bronx cheer is in the song "Der Fuehrer's Face" (from the Disney animated film of the same name), as recorded by musical comedian Spike Jones in 1942, which shows disdain for Adolf Hitler with the repeated refrain "We'll Heil! (Bronx cheer) Heil! (Bronx cheer) Right in Der Fuehrer's Face!"

See also

• Joe Btfsplk
• Linguistic universal
• Bilabial trill
• Golden Raspberry Awards
• The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town

References

1. ^ raspberry. Der Fuehrer's Face is a 1943 Animated cartoon by the Walt Disney Studios, starring Donald Duck. Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones ( December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was a popular musician and bandleader specializing in performing Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Joe Btfsplk was a character in the Satirical Comic strip Li'l Abner by Cartoonist Al Capp (1909 - 1979 A linguistic universal is a statement that is true for all Natural languages For example All languages have Nouns and Verbs, or All spoken The bilabial trill is a type of Consonantal sound used in some spoken Languages The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town was a serial written by Spike Milligan and Ronnie Barker that ran every week on The Two The Mavens' Word of the Day. Random House (1998-04-13). Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Retrieved on September 19, 2005.

External links

• Video of raspberry blowing at 500 frames per second, taken with a high speed camera
• Image of monkey blowing a raspberry taken at the Oregon Zoo