The seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium, usually cheaper and with a poorer view than other seats.
In the nineteenth century, the cheap seats at the back of a theatre or in the upper balcony.
Any source of heckling, unwelcome commentary or criticism, especially from a know-it-all or of an inexpert nature. May also now refer to general audience response: "Let's hear it from the peanut gallery."
The upper balcony to which black patrons were restricted in racially segregated venues such as theatres.