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dog whistle
[ dawg-hwis-uhl, -wis-, dog- ]
noun
- an ultrasonic whistle, audible to dogs and some other animals but out of the range easily perceptible to the human ear, used by handlers of working dogs and by dog trainers.
- Chiefly Politics. a choice of words, coded communication, or other symbolic aspect of self-presentation that is superficially unobjectionable or neutral but conveys a secondary message aimed at those who affiliate with a controversial group or fringe ideology, usually signaling one’s own affinity for such beliefs: The logo on the t-shirt he chose to wear in his profile pic is a neo-Nazi dog whistle.
The candidate used “welfare reform†as a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
The logo on the t-shirt he chose to wear in his profile pic is a neo-Nazi dog whistle.
dog-whistle
adjective
- relating to the targeting of potentially controversial messages to specific voters while avoiding offending those voters with whom the message will not be popular
dog-whistle politics
verb
- intr to employ this kind of political strategy
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- »å´Ç²µ-·É³ó¾±²õ·³Ù±ô±ð adjective
- dog whis·tling noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of dog whistle1
First recorded in 1800–05
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of dog whistle1
C21: from the fact that a dog whistle operates at frequencies that can be heard only by dogs
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