dog whistle
A high-pitched whistle, generally inaudible to humans, used to train dogsA high-pitched whistle, generally inaudible to humans, used to train dogs.
» "All lives matter" is a white supremacist dog whistle.
«Будь-які життя мають значення» — це «собачий свисток» прихильників білого супремасизму. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
3 sensesA high-pitched whistle, generally inaudible to humans, used to train dogs.
Hundepfeife
(figuratively)That which is understood only by a narrow demographic.
(derogatory, sometimes)A political allusion or comment that only a certain audience is intended to note and recognize the significance of; particularly in relation to controversial or extreme viewpoints.
Hundepfeife
Examples
7 sentences"All lives matter" is a white supremacist dog whistle.
«Будь-які життя мають значення» — це «собачий свисток» прихильників білого супремасизму. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nazis often use dog whistles in the hopes that they will generate outrage, and use this outrage to further their propaganda.
Нацисти часто використовують «собачі свистки», сподіваючись спричинити обурення і використати це обурення для просування своєї пропаганди. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
"Cultural Marxism" is an antisemitic dog whistle.
«Культурний марксизм» — це антисемістський «собачий свисток». — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
"Low-IQ" is one of Donald Trump's favorite dog whistles.
«Низкьий інтелект» — один із найулюбленіших «собачих свистків» Дональда Трампа. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
To human ears, a dog whistle makes only a quiet hissing sound.
Translations
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Origin
dog + whistle. The figurative senses derive from the whistle's sound frequency, which is tdog + whistle. The figurative senses derive from the whistle's sound frequency, which is too high to be heard by human but can be heard by dogs.
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