Definition:
scream wolf /skri m wʊlf/ (phrase, informal)
1. To raise a false alarm or make an urgent claim that is not true, especially in a recent or dramatic situation.
– Compare: cry wolf (used for repeated or older false warnings).
Example:
He screamed wolf about being in danger, but when it really happened, no one took him seriously.
Origin:
A modern twist on the classic fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", with “scream” emphasizing urgency or recency.
scream wolf /skri m wʊlf/ (phrase, informal)
1. To raise a false alarm or make an urgent claim that is not true, especially in a recent or dramatic situation.
– Compare: cry wolf (used for repeated or older false warnings).
Example:
He screamed wolf about being in danger, but when it really happened, no one took him seriously.
Origin:
A modern twist on the classic fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", with “scream” emphasizing urgency or recency.
Define: Scream Wolf
1. To raise a false alarm or make an urgent claim that is not true, especially in a recent or dramatic situation.
– Compare: cry wolf (used for repeated or older false war
Origin:
A modern twist on the classic fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", with “scream” emphasizing urgency or recency.
Tags:
slang, false alarm, cry wolf, urgent lie, modern idiom, scream, wolf, exaggeration
1. To raise a false alarm or make an urgent claim that is not true, especially in a recent or dramatic situation.
– Compare: cry wolf (used for repeated or older false war
Origin:
A modern twist on the classic fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", with “scream” emphasizing urgency or recency.
Tags:
slang, false alarm, cry wolf, urgent lie, modern idiom, scream, wolf, exaggeration
by anonymous May 3, 2025
Get the Scream Wolfmug. by rjgprjh4tkrjhpordj[ortj March 27, 2022
Get the Wolfmug. 
Someone whos really nice once you get to know them but is mostly conserved.
May also be good at predicting personalitys and judging people.
The e is silent. Pronounced "wolf".
May also be good at predicting personalitys and judging people.
The e is silent. Pronounced "wolf".
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Get the Wolfemug. Speculated to be the next installment in the Call of Duty series following COD Modern Warfare 3. It is also speculated that Treyarc is playing some sort of role in the development of the game,, may it be campaign, multiplayer, or zombie mode, At this point, not much is know about this game. There are several screenshots from XBL floating around the internet of people engaging in a TDM in a game titled Iron Wolf
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