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stage whisper

noun

a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
any whisper loud enough to be overheard.

stage whisper

noun

a loud whisper from one actor to another onstage intended to be heard by the audience
any loud whisper that is intended to be overheard

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stage whisper¹

First recorded in 1860–65

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Idioms and Phrases

A whisper loud enough to be overheard, as in Our three-year-old behaved beautifully at the ceremony, but then he asked in a stage whisper, “Why does that lady have blue hair?” This expression alludes to an actor's whisper on stage, which is meant to be heard by the audience. [Mid-1800s]

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Speaking in a stage whisper, he says, “I remember, I was like, ‘Angie, please, louder.

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It’s things like consistently scheduling events on dates when I said I couldn’t make it, stage whispers with other colleagues about upcoming plans when I’m right there, among other slights.

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And she said” — his voice dropped to a stage whisper — “‘He’s going to be very big.’”

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A Republican official in a “deep-red county,” he recounts, his voice dropping to a stage whisper, told him, “You have no idea how many Republicans are going to quietly vote for you.”

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When I asked her about it, at first, she leaned over in a stage whisper: “Women are better than men,” she said.

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stage wait stagey

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