noun
jeering; heckling; hooting
Refers to shouting insults, critical remarks, or mocking calls, often from a crowd or audience. Commonly used in phrases like やじを飛ばす (to jeer) or やじ馬 (heckler).
政治家の演説中に、聴衆からやじが飛んだ。
During the politician's speech, jeers came from the audience.
彼は審判にやじを飛ばして退場になった。
He was sent off for heckling the referee.
Ateji kanji form; very rarely used.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 野次 and 弥次 are ateji (phonetic equivalents) and do not reflect the word's derivation.