peanut gallery
noun/ˈpiːnʌt ɡæləri/
/ˈpiːnʌt ɡæləri/
(North American English, informal)- the cheapest seats in a theatre, usually very high up and far from the stage
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- the people who sit in the peanut gallery
- You could hear shrieks of laughter coming from the peanut gallery.
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