"dogwhistle" meaning in English

See dogwhistle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔɡˌwɪ.səl/, /-ˌʍɪ.səl/, [-sl̩] Forms: dogwhistles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsəl Etymology: dog + whistle Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|whistle}} dog + whistle Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogwhistle (plural dogwhistles)
  1. Alternative spelling of dog whistle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dog whistle
    Sense id: en-dogwhistle-en-noun-ida1TMMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dog",
        "3": "whistle"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dog + whistle",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dogwhistles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dogwhistle (plural dogwhistles)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dog‧whist‧le"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "dog whistle"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of dog whistle"
      ],
      "id": "en-dogwhistle-en-noun-ida1TMMC",
      "links": [
        [
          "dog whistle",
          "dog whistle#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔɡˌwɪ.səl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ˌʍɪ.səl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-sl̩]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪsəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dogwhistle"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dog",
        "3": "whistle"
      },
      "expansion": "dog + whistle",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dog + whistle",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dogwhistles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dogwhistle (plural dogwhistles)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dog‧whist‧le"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "dog whistle"
        }
      ],
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        "English compound terms",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪsəl",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪsəl/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of dog whistle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dog whistle",
          "dog whistle#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔɡˌwɪ.səl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ˌʍɪ.səl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-sl̩]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪsəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dogwhistle"
}

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