Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwis-uh l, wis- dik-see]
- /ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- ˈdɪk si/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwis-uh l, wis- dik-see]
- /ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- ˈdɪk si/
Definitions of whistle dixie words
- noun whistle dixie Also called Dixieland, Dixie Land. the southern states of the United States, especially those that were formerly part of the Confederacy. 1
- noun whistle dixie (italics) any of several songs with this name, especially the minstrel song (1859) by D. D. Emmett, popular as a Confederate war song. 1
- noun whistle dixie a female given name. 1
- adjective whistle dixie of, from, or characteristic of the southern states of the United States. 1
- idioms whistle dixie whistle Dixie, to indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies. 1
- verb whistle dixie (Idiomatic) (Southern US) To engage in idle conversational fantasies. 0
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Origin of whistle dixie
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60, Americanism; often said to be (Mason-)Dix(on line) + -ie
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Parts of speech for Whistle dixie
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whistle dixie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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