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Scream Wolf

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.
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
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Jonah Wolf

Ben archacki, getting cheating on, ripping pants. What will jonah do next? we know him as lefou, big deal, and les mis guy #4! he doesnt say i love you back and he gives his friends concussions. Dont ask him about his math grade! hes in the JBA.
Hey, did you know jonah wolf is dating a jewish girl? Wow, he's diverse.
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wolfing

Making lots of noise (see: howling).

Not to be confused with hounding!
- Man, these hating niggas be wolfing too much online.
- You already know a nigga like me been low-key since before social media.
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wolfe

Y'know that old man wearing fedoras hitting on under aged fat girls.
Look at that Wolfe staring at that fat child
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snow wolf

A white man who likes black women. The opposite of a snow bunny.
John: How does his tiny pecker reach through that thick juicy ass?
Adam: That’s just the way of a snow wolf.
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data wolf

A secret information eating monster that lives deep on the dark web and continually uses algorithms to make its victims go crazy or become so obsessed with their devices that they completely disconnect with the physical reality.
That data wolf keeps eating all the data. I wonder what it will do with it all?
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faze wolf

A gay guy that loves amir. He is funny guy that is sweet he is homo but he will have your back. He is a trustful and loveable friend
Faze wolf loves cod mwr
by Faze wolf May 24, 2018
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