Meaning

3 senses
  1. A high-pitched whistle, generally inaudible to humans, used to train dogs.

    Hundepfeife

  2. (figuratively)That which is understood only by a narrow demographic.

  3. (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
  1. "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

  2. 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

  3. "Cultural Marxism" is an antisemitic dog whistle.

    «Культурний марксизм» — це антисемістський «собачий свисток». — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

  4. "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

  5. To human ears, a dog whistle makes only a quiet hissing sound.

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
high-pitched whistle used to train dogs:

Origin

dog + whistle. The figurative senses derive from the whistle's sound frequency, which is t

dog + 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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