| 1. | a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience. |
| 2. | any whisper loud enough to be overheard. |
| stage whisper n.
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stage whisper
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]
