crickets

English

Noun

crickets

  1. Plural form of cricket
  2. (US slang, humorous or derisive) Absolute silence; no communication. Derived from the cinematic metaphor of chirping crickets at night, signaling (otherwise) complete quiet. May be used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases.
    Since then, I've received no response. Not a word. Just... crickets.
    We asked for an explanation, but all we heard were the sound of crickets.

Swedish

Noun

crickets

  1. indefinite genitive singular of cricket

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