KENTISH FIRE


Meaning of KENTISH FIRE in English

Brit.

prolonged clapping by an audience, esp. in unison, indicating impatience or disapproval.

[ said to have originated in Kent, England, in 1828-29, as an expression of opposition to speakers favoring the Catholic Relief Bill ]

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