English Explanatory Dictionary

Wile E. Coyote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fail disastrously.
  2. To do something in an exaggeratedly obvious way, reminiscent of the animated effects drawn on Wile E. Coyote.

Word forms

Wile E. Coyote Wile E. Coyotes Wile E. Coyote-ing Wile E. Coyote'd

Etymology

From Wile E. Coyote, a character from the cartoon Looney Tunes. “Wile E.” is a pun on wily.

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