wolf whistle

wolf whistle

A high-pitched, typically two-note whistle directed at a person (usually a woman) to indicate that the whistler (usually a man) finds them attractive. Sharon did not appreciate the wolf whistles coming from the crew at the construction site.
See also: whistle, wolf
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (one's) ears are ringing
  • one's ears are ringing
  • scream like a banshee
  • shriek like a banshee
  • wail like a banshee
  • wail like a banshee, to
  • howl like a banshee
  • bleep out
  • meat whistle
  • wet one's whistle, to
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Because, in the treacherous building site that is today's politically correct landscape, the Right Way to Behave - adhering to Health & Safety by wearing an officious hard hat - has picked its way through the piles of sand, the cement mixers and the white vans to declare that the wolf whistle is a sexist hazard.
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Wolf Whistle is a strange text; in addition to the controversial choices of black humor and magical realism to relate a historic, racially charged incident, the narrative peculiarly omits the murdered boy's voice.
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The players can expect a crescendo of wolf whistles when they run out against Leeds in an English League One fixture to be beamed live by Sky on March 2.
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As the team strutted their stuff to the sound of wolf whistles, one lady in the audience said: 'The players are absolutely stunning, they scrub up well.
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So far Janine hasn't suffered road rage from impatient drivers - but she has attracted plenty of wolf whistles and tooting horns from admiring males.
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However, on removal of my jacket a stunned silence descended on the room then a chorus of wolf whistles ensued, followed by limp-wristed gestures and pouting of lips.
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Wolf whistles greeted Poulter as he walked the Wisconsin course in his natty strides.
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``He got a few wolf whistles but didn't seem bothered at all by the attention.
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There were wolf whistles from the audience as she strutted on in micro-mini skirt and four-inch heeled boots.
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KELLY OSBOURNE'S blonde hair and low-backed dress got a few wolf whistles and tattooed wings on her shoulder blades were a popular discussion topic back stage.
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But seven months after putting up with the noise, leering, crude comments and wolf whistles of builders working nearby, she ended up decamping to another gym.
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Her revealing look drew gasps and wolf whistles from the crowd.
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She looks like she's pulled on the first thing to come to hand - and there'll certainly be no traffic halting or wolf whistles in this get up
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More recently, Aleksandra Mir hid a sound system in a Copenhagen square that played prerecorded male wolf whistles (Pick Up [Oh Baby!], 1997).
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