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2. Crickets
To have a joke or comment followed by a silence substantial enough to make the chirping of crickets audible.
"Hey, I got your moms phone number, and I called it", "God damn thats crickets"
by Cokehead Dec 23, 2002 add a video
1. 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 anonymous Jul 23, 2003 add a video
3. Crickets
The word said to break the silence after an unfunny (lame) joke has been told, usually to place embarrassment on the person who attempted the joke. Sometimes yelled to increase embarrassment.
Person 1: "That's what your mum said last night..."
*Everyone Silent*
Person 2: "CRICKETS!"
4. Crickets
occur when you call or text someone and they never text you back.

From the cricket noise *chirp chirp* which you can only hear in a quiet room.
I tried to call that guy that I hooked up with and all I got was crickets.
5. Crickets
When you prove someone wrong and they have no response.
My boss screamed at me for not completing an assignment he said he had given me. When I showed him that it was still in his brief case, he went all crickets.
6. Crickets
When you text/call someone and they don't respond. They are giving you "crickets"
I text him last night but he gave me crickets...
7. 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…
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