*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 WmB December 22, 2013

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 July 23, 2003

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 Peavette January 26, 2015

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...

by houstonsocialbutterfly July 9, 2009

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.

by LMac311 February 25, 2009

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.

by jackel_inthebox April 14, 2006

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!"

by Wilse July 16, 2007