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go whistle

go whistle verb: to go to the devil (as a term of dismissal).

Verb

go whistle (third-person singular simple present goes whistle, present participle going whistle, simple past went whistle, past participle gone whistle)

  1. (derogatory, figuratively, slang) To go to the devil (as a term of dismissal).
    • If you're not willing to put in a little effort to help around here, you can go whistle!
    Synonyms:
    go sing

Synonyms of go whistle

Forms of go whistle

third-person singular presentgoes whistle
present participlegoing whistle
pastwent whistle
past participlegone whistle

Questions about go whistle

What does go whistle mean?
Go whistle means to go to the devil (as a term of dismissal).
What part of speech is go whistle?
Go whistle is a verb.
What is the past tense of go whistle?
The past tense of go whistle is went whistle.

Words near go whistle in the dictionary

  1. go walkies
  2. go walking
  3. go way back
  4. go west
  5. go whacks
  6. go whistle
  7. go whole hog
  8. go wide
  9. go wild
  10. go Winchester
  11. go with

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