buy wolf tickets en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
See sell wolf tickets.
Meanings
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular) To call the bluff of, or respond to the threats or boasts of, someone who has been selling wolf tickets.
Dicky bought Terry's wolf tickets by responding with his own barbs and counterchallenges. "A'right, Mr. Motherfucker! I'm buying yo' wolf tickets! Now show me somethin', since you so big and bad," said Dicky […]
2003, Elijah Anderson, A Place on the Corner, second, →ISBN, page 161:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buys wolf tickets | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| buying wolf tickets | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bought wolf tickets | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bought wolf tickets | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| buy woof tickets | alternative | lexicographic |