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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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When waiting for a reaction or action from an adversary (the wolf) it feels like it takes forever.
- ”have you received the legal claim that we’re expecting yet?”

- ”no, I’m sorry takes forever”
- ”yeah, a watched pot never boils when waiting for the wolf
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Nappy Wolf

Kinda the chill guy in the discord server, doesnt really gaf what anyone thinks
has a really cute tail that he fluffs when he's in his "Bingo-Bingo-Goblin Mode" as she calls it

Often refurred (😉) to as the 5

crab 16

Very *VERY* racist and will get violent when you take away his foxy backshots
Ushanka wit a mf Nasa hoodie, Im going harder than my dick inside masami - Quote Nappy Wolf
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Spaghetti Wolf

Untrue information or false rumors; Cap
by Red Herring April 23, 2024
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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.
by Funky Rick May 6, 2024
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Peanut butter wolf

Christopher George Manak, better known by his stage name Peanut Butter Wolf, is an American disc jockey and record producer from San Jose, California. He is based in Los Angeles, where he moved to in 2000.

He is the founder of Stones Throw Records.

Born - October 8, 1969 (age 54)

San Jose, California, U.S.

Labels - Heyday Records

Hollywood Records

Stones Throw Records

Ultimate Dilemma

Copasetik Recordings
Person 1: Hell yeah! The songs good, who made it?!
Person 2: The songs by " Peanut butter wolf. "
Person 1: Whos that?
Person 2: Hes a DJ, his name is Chris, formerly known as Christopher George Manak.
Person 1: Ill start listening to his music, thanks!
by LunarPropz May 6, 2024
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