-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.
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!
People that make a ton of noise when you're not around, but get extremely hush hush when you are present. Hence running their mouths behind your back.
The crickets stopped chirping as soon as I was around
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…
when one of two parties are speaking on the telephone past ten p.m. when one of the parties asks a question that could or could not be life changing. the opposite party reacts in a way that could only be described by the sounds of crickets.
ben husband: hey madi, i dont know where your heart is. why are you acting this way? i love you and i want us to be together.
madi wife: *no response hence the use of crickets*
ben husband: stop giving me those crickets and tell me how you feel.
a breaker move like the turtle except you bounce back and fourth from hand to hand instead of just lifting and shifting.
a cricket is alot harder then the turtle
absolute silence (said of communication, from the cinematic metaphor)
All the school got from showing the add to the students was crickets.