dog whistlen.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡ ˌwɪsl/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡ ˌ(h)wɪsəl/,

/ˈdɑɡ ˌ(h)wɪsəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, whistle n.

Etymology: < dog n.¹ + whistle n.

1. A high-pitched whistle used in training dogs; (later) esp. one producing sounds at a frequency above the range of human hearing.

ΚΠ

1801 J. A. Fahrenkrüger Bailey's Dict. Eng.-German & German-Eng. (new ed.) II. 293/1 Dog-whistle.

1817 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 331/2 A short jacket, leather gaiters, and large white hat, with a dog-whistle suspended round his neck.

1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies i. 20 I wish I were a keeper..to..have a real dog-whistle at my button.

1949 Austral. Women's Weekly 19 Nov. 42 (cartoon caption) He's so proud of that special dog whistle that only dogs are supposed to hear.

1961 C. Willock Death in Covert iv. 64 Attached..to the lapel of Gumbe-Howard's coat was a silent dog whistle, and attached..to his heels was a silent dog.

1978 Times 4 Jan. 1 She is using a dog whistle to summon a straying Labrador.

2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 122 It has been amplified beyond ear-splitting to an aural sphere ordinarily occupied by dog whistles.

2. Politics. A statement or expression which in addition to its ostensible meaning has a further, typically less publicly acceptable interpretation or connotation intended to be understood only by a specific target audience. Frequently attributive.

ΚΠ

1995 Ottawa Citizen 15 Oct. a9/1 On the lips of Premier Mike Harris, the term ‘special interest’ has the tone of epithet. It's an all-purpose dog-whistle that those fed up with feminists, minorities, the undeserving poor hear loud and clear.

1997 Australian (Nexis) 4 Mar. 1 This touches on the other major theme in the Federal Government's social policies—dog whistle politics.

2008 New Yorker 26 May 26/1 This one passage in McCain's speech amounted to a dog whistle for the right—an implicit promise that he will appoint Justices who will eliminate the right to privacy.

2014 L. Bean Politics Evangelical Identity 226 The Conservative Party has appealed to evangelicals using dog-whistle tactics, to rally traditional voters..without alienating secular Canadians.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dog whistle
释义	dog whistlen. Brit. /ˈdɒɡ ˌwɪsl/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡ ˌ(h)wɪsəl/, /ˈdɑɡ ˌ(h)wɪsəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, whistle n. Etymology: < dog n.¹ + whistle n. 1. A high-pitched whistle used in training dogs; (later) esp. one producing sounds at a frequency above the range of human hearing. ΚΠ 1801 J. A. Fahrenkrüger Bailey's Dict. Eng.-German & German-Eng. (new ed.) II. 293/1 Dog-whistle. 1817 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 331/2 A short jacket, leather gaiters, and large white hat, with a dog-whistle suspended round his neck. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies i. 20 I wish I were a keeper..to..have a real dog-whistle at my button. 1949 Austral. Women's Weekly 19 Nov. 42 (cartoon caption) He's so proud of that special dog whistle that only dogs are supposed to hear. 1961 C. Willock Death in Covert iv. 64 Attached..to the lapel of Gumbe-Howard's coat was a silent dog whistle, and attached..to his heels was a silent dog. 1978 Times 4 Jan. 1 She is using a dog whistle to summon a straying Labrador. 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 122 It has been amplified beyond ear-splitting to an aural sphere ordinarily occupied by dog whistles. 2. Politics. A statement or expression which in addition to its ostensible meaning has a further, typically less publicly acceptable interpretation or connotation intended to be understood only by a specific target audience. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1995 Ottawa Citizen 15 Oct. a9/1 On the lips of Premier Mike Harris, the term ‘special interest’ has the tone of epithet. It's an all-purpose dog-whistle that those fed up with feminists, minorities, the undeserving poor hear loud and clear. 1997 Australian (Nexis) 4 Mar. 1 This touches on the other major theme in the Federal Government's social policies—dog whistle politics. 2008 New Yorker 26 May 26/1 This one passage in McCain's speech amounted to a dog whistle for the right—an implicit promise that he will appoint Justices who will eliminate the right to privacy. 2014 L. Bean Politics Evangelical Identity 226 The Conservative Party has appealed to evangelicals using dog-whistle tactics, to rally traditional voters..without alienating secular Canadians. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1801
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