See wolf whistle on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "* The whistle made by a wolf (“a man who makes amorous advances to many women”).",
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"A whistle, of two notes, to signify sexual interest in someone."
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"word": "dog whistle"
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{
"word": "swit swoo"
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"word": "wolf call"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"sense": "whistle indicating sexual interest.",
"word": "sifflement"
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"sense": "whistle indicating sexual interest.",
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"word": "Nachpfeifen"
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"sense": "whistle indicating sexual interest.",
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"word": "wolf whistle"
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"To whistle in appreciation or sexual interest."
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"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "whistle indicating sexual interest.",
"word": "sifflement"
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"sense": "whistle indicating sexual interest.",
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"word": "wolf whistle"
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"etymology_text": "* The whistle made by a wolf (“a man who makes amorous advances to many women”).",
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"sense": "whistling in appreciation",
"word": "siffler"
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"word": "wolf whistle"
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