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dixie
1[ dik-see ]
noun
- a large iron pot, especially a 12-gallon camp kettle used by the British Army.
Dixie
2[ dik-see ]
noun
- Also called Dixieland, the southern states of the United States, especially those that were formerly part of the Confederacy.
- (italics) any of several songs with this name, especially the minstrel song (1859) by D. D. Emmett, popular as a Confederate war song.
- a female given name.
adjective
- of, from, or characteristic of the southern states of the United States.
Dixie
1/ 藞诲瑟办蝉瑟 /
noun
- Also calledDixieland the southern states of the US; the states that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War
- a song adopted as a marching tune by the Confederate states during the American Civil War
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the southern states of the US
dixie
2/ 藞诲瑟办蝉瑟 /
noun
- military a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc
- a mess tin
dixie
3/ 藞诲瑟办蝉瑟 /
noun
- dialect.a lookout
鈥凄颈虫颈别鈥
- An American song of the nineteenth century. It was used to build enthusiasm for the South during the Civil War and still is treated this way in the southern states. It was written for use in the theater by a northerner, Daniel Decatur Emmett. As usually sung today, 鈥凄颈虫颈别鈥 begins:
I wish I was in the land of cotton;
Old times there are not forgotten:
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dixie1
Origin of dixie2
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dixie1
Origin of dixie2
Idioms and Phrases
- whistle Dixie, to indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies.
Example Sentences
After building their own human pyramid, the plebes will attempt to replace a sailor鈥檚 鈥渄ixie cup鈥 hat with an upperclassman鈥檚 hat.
On Thursday, Grammy-winning country group, The Dixie Chicks announced it would drop 鈥渄ixie鈥 from its name.
He lifted the lid from the dixie again and sniffed.
I鈥檓 an afro American and no I don鈥檛 wish I was in dixie..
The 1981 case broke the Klan in the heart of dixie.
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More About Dixie
Why is Dixie trending?
On June 25, 2020, searches for Dixie increased 2,048% compared to the previous week after the popular country music band the Dixie Chicks announced it was changing its name to just the Chicks.
More information on Dixie
The term Dixie is an informal name for the states in the U.S. South, especially those that seceded and formed the Confederacy. Dixie is generally thought to be based on the Mason-Dixon Line, a boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland popularly considered to divide the states that did and did not enslave people before the abolition of slavery.
Amid growing awareness of systemic racism in the U.S. following the George Floyd protests, the association of Dixie with the Confederate States, slavery, and blackface prompted the Dixie Chicks to drop Dixie from their name. Other brands featuring Dixie in their name have also been considering name changes.
In a similar move, another country music group, Lady Antebellum, changed their name to Lady A due to the close association of antebellum, meaning 鈥渂efore the Civil War,鈥 with slavery.
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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