peanut gallery
11peanut gallery — noun N. Amer. informal the top gallery in a theatre, where the cheaper seats are located …
12peanut gallery — noun (C) AmE humorous the cheap rows of seats at the back of a theatre or cinema …
13peanut — 1807, earlier ground nut, ground pea (1769). The plant is native to S.America. Portuguese traders took peanuts from Brazil and Peru to Africa by 1502 and it is known to have been cultivated in Chekiang Province in China by 1573, probably arriving …
14gallery — [n1] balcony arcade, loggia, mezzanine, patio, porch, upstairs, veranda; concept 440 gallery [n2] showplace for wares exhibit, exhibition room, hall, museum, salon, showroom, studio, wing; concepts 448,449 gallery [n3] audience, usually seated… …
15Gallery — For the MediaWiki <Gallery> tag, see Wikipedia:Gallery tag. Gallery may refer to: An art museum (art gallery) A retail art shop (also often known as an art gallery) An exhibition room in a museum Long gallery, an element in architecture: a… …
16gallery — gal|ler|y [ gæl(ə)ri ] noun ** 1. ) count a public building where you can look at paintings and other works of art: the National Portrait Gallery She spent her free time visiting galleries and museums. a ) a room in a museum or gallery containing …
17Gallery — The highest level of theatre auditorium seating, usually a tier above the balcony, held the cheapest seats, sometimes called the heavens. In many cases, a theatregoer paid admission for unreserved seating in the gallery, and thus there could… …
18gallery — Synonyms and related words: British Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Hermitage, Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, National Gallery, Prado, Rijksmuseum, Tate Gallery, Texas tower, Uffizi, abri, access, aisle, alley, ambulatory, amphitheater, aperture,… …
19gallery — n 1. corridor, hall, hallway, passageway, walk; loggia, Archit. arcade, Archit. cloister, Chief. Brit. piazza, Archit. triforium, Archit. ambulatory; porch, veranda, portico, Gk. Archit. stoa. 2. upper gallery, Inf. peanut gallery; seats,… …
20peanut heaven — North Midland U.S. See peanut gallery (def. 1). * * * …
