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Make noise

verb, slang

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a noise. literally
  2. 2
    emit a noise wordnet
  3. 3
    To applaud or cheer; to display a loud appreciation for someone or something. figuratively, informal

    "If you got short hair, make noise!"

  4. 4
    To scold, condemn, or criticize very harshly. Malaysia, Singapore, idiomatic

Etymology

Sense 3 is likely a semantic loan from Tamil சத்தம் போடு (cattam pōṭu).

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