: to interrupt (someone, such as a speaker or performer) by shouting annoying or rude comments or questions. See the full definition for heckle in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

Is it hackle or heckle?

As verbs the difference between heckle and hackle

is that heckle is to question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses while hackle is to dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning.

What's the meaning of Heckle and Jeckle?

Explanation: The dictionary definition of "to heckle" is to try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections. But here, heckled each other means badgered each other. "Heckle and jeckle" is just a cute expression hinting at the interminable mutual badgering.