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Meaning of donkey ears | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A hand gesture made by placing the thumbs above each ear and waving the index fingers in unison; used to express derision.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“This was a frustrating year for us, anyway, and we were losing to the Tigers, 13-0, in the sixth inning when Aaron Robinson popped one into short left. I dropped the fly, they began to boo; and when I came in I gave them the donkey ears, which hardly seemed adequate. My Turn at Bat The Story of My Life by Ted Williams, As Told to John Underwood, p. 116”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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