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went whistle

went whistle is the simple past of go whistle.

Meaning of go whistle

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

Questions about went whistle

What is went whistle the simple past of?
Went whistle is the simple past of go whistle.

Words near went whistle in the dictionary

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

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