"wolf ticket" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wolf tickets [plural]
Etymology: See sell wolf tickets. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sell wolf tickets}} sell wolf tickets Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolf ticket (plural wolf tickets)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, chiefly in the plural) Tough talk; threat(s) or boast(s), especially if empty and/or if made to intimidate someone. (Chiefly used in the phrases sell wolf tickets and buy wolf tickets.) Tags: in-plural Synonyms: woof ticket
    Sense id: en-wolf_ticket-en-noun-BnUcJw0o Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header

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