English Explanatory Dictionary

whistle Dixie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To engage in idle conversational fantasies.

Pronunciation

En-au-whistle Dixie.ogg

Word forms

whistle Dixie whistles Dixie whistling Dixie whistled Dixie

Etymology

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.

Related words

bullshit shoot the breeze shoot the shit build castles in the air engage in idle conversation often including fantasies whistle down the wind whistle in the dark whistle in the wind whistle past the graveyard 'whistle' idioms
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