单词	dog whistle
释义	dog whistle noun variants or less commonly dog-whistle ˈdȯg-ˈ(h)wi-səl  1 : a whistle to call or direct a dog especially : one sounding at a frequency inaudible to the human ear 2 politics : an expression or statement that has a secondary meaning intended to be understood only by a particular group of people Democrats and liberals sometimes have gone to ridiculous lengths to portray speech by Republicans and conservatives as dog whistles responsible for inciting unstable people to carry out violent acts … The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch … habitually inserts dog-whistles into his speeches to motivate evangelical voters. The Economist —often used before another noun That is the fundamental perversity of 'dog whistle politics', whereby political parties send coded messages that will be heard one way by their core supporters and another way altogether by others. Robert E. Goodin Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web But the innocent mix-up was soon repackaged as an irony-laden rallying call for the right, a dog whistle for the conservative community, and a funny-but-serious way to stick it to Biden without actually sticking it to Biden. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 19 Aug. 2022 To further complicate matters is the fact that part of the money raised by the Latino Media Network came from Lakestar Finance, an investment firm with ties to George Soros, a name that has been a dog whistle for the far right. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 Yet conservatives have exploited the potency and pervasiveness of anti-Blackness to turn the activists’ slogan into a dog whistle attack against liberal efforts to reform the carceral system. Anthony Conwright, The New Republic, 30 May 2022 If $15 million was a dog whistle, $900 million is a bullhorn. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2022 The fair was where Ronald Reagan launched his presidential campaign with a speech about states’ rights, a loud dog whistle not far in distance or time from the Freedom Summer murders. Ko Bragg, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2022 That’s a good dog whistle for a home audience awaiting any excuse to tune out; not so great for the members of the actual music industry that might deserve a moment in the spotlight. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022 For the Christian right in the United States and Europe, Putin’s messaging is not so much a dog whistle as a blaring siren. Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022 Democrats see the conservative focus on critical race theory as part of a long lineage of racist dog whistle politics, a tactic that has often put their party, which relies on a multiracial coalition, on defense. Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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