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peanut gallery
(figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance)

They trigger embarrassing catcalls from the peanut gallery and a general whoever-thought-that-was-a-good-idea-in-the-first-place bewilderment.
catcall
a cry expressing disapproval

They trigger embarrassing catcalls from the peanut gallery and a general whoever-thought-that-was-a-good-idea-in-the-first-place bewilderment.
cringe
draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment

Any judgments of flopitude are necessarily subjective, but here are 10 movies from the past decade that made those few moviegoers who saw them cringe.
subjective
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias

Any judgments of flopitude are necessarily subjective, but here are 10 movies from the past decade that made those few moviegoers who saw them cringe.
bust
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

Yes, big budgets that go bust are one consideration.
dashed
having gaps or spaces

But flops are also about lofty expectations dashed and high profiles brought low.
lofty
of imposing height; especially standing out above others

But flops are also about lofty expectations dashed and high profiles brought low.

Created on 十一月 29, 2009