buy wolf tickets
buy wolf tickets verb: to call the bluff of, or respond to the threats or boasts of, someone who has been selling wolf tickets.
Verb
buy wolf tickets (third-person singular simple present buys wolf tickets, present participle buying wolf tickets, simple past and past participle bought wolf tickets)
- 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 of buy wolf tickets
| third-person singular present | buys wolf tickets |
|---|---|
| present participle | buying wolf tickets |
| past participle | bought wolf tickets |
| past | bought wolf tickets |
| alternative form | buy woof tickets |
Origin of buy wolf tickets
See sell wolf tickets.
Questions about buy wolf tickets
- What does buy wolf tickets mean?
- Buy wolf tickets means to call the bluff of, or respond to the threats or boasts of, someone who has been selling wolf tickets.
- What part of speech is buy wolf tickets?
- Buy wolf tickets is a verb.
- What is the past tense of buy wolf tickets?
- The past tense of buy wolf tickets is bought wolf tickets.
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