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Define Crickets Meaning

Crickets
-to make a joke that no one laughs at.
-after someone says a lame joke, it's as if you can hear the "crickets" because no one laughed.

By Norene
Crickets
Silence, when you ask someone a question and they don't give a response.

I asked Sharon why she was late for work, all I got was crickets, ugh!
By Aili
Crickets
People that make a ton of noise when you're not around, but get extremely hush hush when you are present. Hence running their mouths behind your back.

The crickets stopped chirping as soon as I was around
By Elsie
Crickets
The response from a friend about a previous night's activities, typically following heavy alcohol consumption.

You: "Last night was sloppy – can you believe we ate burgers at Zuni?!"
Friend: No response or recollection…crickets…
By Donnie
Crickets
when one of two parties are speaking on the telephone past ten p.m. when one of the parties asks a question that could or could not be life changing. the opposite party reacts in a way that could only be described by the sounds of crickets.

ben husband: hey madi, i dont know where your heart is. why are you acting this way? i love you and i want us to be together.

madi wife: *no response hence the use of crickets*

ben husband: stop giving me those crickets and tell me how you feel.
By Tarrah
Crickets
a breaker move like the turtle except you bounce back and fourth from hand to hand instead of just lifting and shifting.

a cricket is alot harder then the turtle
By Martie
Crickets
absolute silence (said of communication, from the cinematic metaphor)

All the school got from showing the add to the students was crickets.
By Shirline
Not Cricket
Meaning for something to be dodgy, wrong, or unfair.

Based on Cricket being a gentlemen's game, fair play is expected.

dude 1: My wife cheated on me with like six other men. :(
dude 2: That's just not cricket man! :S
By Latisha
*crickets*
The sound of silence. In wilderness areas during the still of the night, all that can be heard is the sound of crickets chirping.

"I asked him where things stand on the contract. All I heard was.... (crickets)."
"She promised to give me a progress report last week. Since then --- *crickets* "
By Tracee
Cricketing
The movement of a girls legs rubbing together when she is extremely horny and can do nothing about it, similar to the movement of a crickets legs when they chirp.

Did you see the girl in mythology class? she was cricketing the entire class period. i wonder what she was thinking about.
By Bennie