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barrackings

barrackings is the plural of barracking.

Meaning of barracking

Noun

barracking (plural barrackings)

  1. An act of jeering or heckling.
    • It's the sort of mindset in which you don't take in the words of praise, only the boss's criticism and the barrackings of the crowd.2012, Rob White, Julie Welch, The Ghost: In Search of My Father the Football Legend, page 106
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
    • The only really unique aspect of Australian barracking is its idiom, the distinctive language and humour involved.1988, J. A. Mangan, editor, Pleasure, Profit, Proselytism: British Culture and Sport at Home and Abroad 1700-1914, page 266

Questions about barrackings

What is barrackings the plural of?
Barrackings is the plural of barracking.

Words near barrackings in the dictionary

  1. barrack-room lawyer
  2. barracked
  3. barracker
  4. barrackers
  5. barracking
  6. barrackings
  7. Barrackpore
  8. Barrackpur
  9. barracks
  10. barracks bag
  11. barracks bags

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