cry foul

verb

To protest about something which appears to be unjust.

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Meanings

verbcry foul (third-person singular simple present cries foul, present participle crying foul, simple past and past participle cried foul)

present singular third person cries foul · participle present crying foul · participle past cried foul · past cried foul

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo protest about something which appears to be unjust.
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APA

cry foul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20foul

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cry foul,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20foul.

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