Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quiet coyote

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: qui-et -coy-ote
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand gesture used in classrooms to get students' attention, where a person forms a coyote with their hand by placing their thumb and two middle fingers together, while raising their pointer and little fingers like ears; a non-verbal signal for students to stop talking, close their mouths, and listen to the teacher.

Informal

verb

To make or flash the quiet coyote hand gesture to request silence.

Informal

verb

To fall silent, adopt the pose, or comply with the quiet coyote gesture.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The teacher quiet coyoted the class."
"The kids quiet coyoted when the bell rang."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

quiet coyotes (plural) quiet coyotes (present, singular) quiet coyoting (participle, present) quiet coyoted (participle, past) quiet coyoted (past)

Phrases

quiet coyote gesture

Frequently Paired Words

quiet coyote gesture

Synonyms

silent fox

Questions

What does quiet coyote mean?: A hand gesture used in classrooms to get students' attention, where a person forms a coyote with their hand by placing their thumb and two middle fingers together, while raising their pointer and little fingers like ears; a non-verbal signal for students to stop talking, close their mouths, and listen to the teacher.

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