cricket
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Sense 1
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. — In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
Register: humorous, slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
An aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “cricket” mean?
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. — In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
Is “cricket” formal or informal?
cricket is generally humorous, slang.