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whistle-dixie

whis·tle-dix·ie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwis-uh l, wis- dik-see]
    • /ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- ˈdɪk si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwis-uh l, wis- dik-see]
    • /ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- ˈdɪk si/

Definitions of whistle-dixie word

  • 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
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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
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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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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