野や次じを飛とばす

also: ヤジをとばす

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Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

heckle; jeer

Used when someone shouts critical or mocking remarks at a speaker, performer, or public figure. Often implies a crowd or audience.

政せい治じ家かの演えん説ぜつ中ちゅうに、聴ちょう衆しゅうから野や次じを飛とばす人ひとがいた。
During the politician's speech, someone in the audience heckled.

彼かれはステージでヤジを飛とばされて、怒おこってしまった。

He got angry when he was jeered at on stage.

Written forms

野や次じを飛とばす
Standard kanji spelling; 野次 is the most common way to write やじ.
ヤジを飛とばす
Katakana spelling for やじ, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.
やじを飛とばす
Hiragana spelling; common in casual contexts.
ヤジをとばす

Kanji

野plains, field, rustic
次next, order, sequence
飛fly, skip (pages), scatter

Similar words

野や次じる
A shorter verb meaning 'to heckle' or 'to jeer'; 野次を飛ばす is a more explicit phrase with the same meaning.
ブーイング
Booing; a more general expression of disapproval, often as a collective sound, while 野次を飛ばす involves specific shouted words.

Etymology

The phrase combines 野次 (やじ, 'heckling, jeering') with 飛ばす (とばす, 'to let fly, to send out'). The origin of やじ is uncertain, but it may be related to 野 (field, wild) and 次 (next, order), suggesting disorderly shouts.