Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wave the bloody shirt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: wave the blood-y shirt
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mention the fallen and wars (especially the American Civil War) in an effort to draw empathy.

American usage; Slang

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

waves the bloody shirt (present, singular) waving the bloody shirt (participle, present) waved the bloody shirt (participle, past) waved the bloody shirt (past)

Questions

What does wave the bloody shirt mean?: To mention the fallen and wars (especially the American Civil War) in an effort to draw empathy.

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