whistle Dixie
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whistle Dixie
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Refers to the song "Dixie", the traditional anthem of the Confederate States of America. The full implication is that the Confederacy would not succeed in the American Civil War through sentiment or token action alone.
verb whistles Dixie · whistling Dixie · whistled Dixie
- To engage in idle conversational fantasies. He said he was going to open a business next year, but I think he was just whistling Dixie.
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verb to engage in idle conversational phantasies
| 中文 | 想入非非 xiǎngrùfēifēi |
|---|---|
| Русский | чеса́ть языко́м česátʹ jazykóm, балабо́нить balabónitʹ, городи́ть ерунду́ gorodítʹ jerundú |
Talk about this word "whistle Dixie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whistle%20dixie. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. whistle Dixie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whistle%20dixie "whistle Dixie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whistle%20dixie.Cite this
@misc{whistle_dixie_2026,
title = {whistle Dixie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whistle%20dixie},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
