Meaning of donkey ears | Babel Free
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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