Coyote


[kahy-oh-tee, kahy-oht] /kaɪˈoʊ ti, ˈkaɪ oʊt/

noun, plural coyotes (especially collectively) coyote.
1.
Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
2.
Slang. a contemptible person, especially an avaricious or dishonest one.
3.
American Indian Legend. the coyote regarded as a culture hero and trickster by American Indian tribes of the West.
4.
Slang. a person who smuggles immigrants, especially Latin Americans, into the U.S. for a fee.
/ˈkɔɪəʊt; kɔɪˈəʊt; kɔɪˈəʊtɪ/
noun (pl) -otes, -ote
1.
Also called prairie wolf. a predatory canine mammal, Canis latrans, related to but smaller than the wolf, roaming the deserts and prairies of North America
2.
(in Native American legends of the West) a trickster and culture hero represented as a man or as an animal
n.

1759, American English, from Mexican Spanish coyote, from Nahuatl coyotl.

noun

A person who smuggles illegal immigrants across the Mexican-US border: the ”coyotes,” the smugglers who bribe or otherwise contrive to get their charges past border authorities (1920s+) coyote ugly

adjective phrase

Extremely ugly or nasty; piss-ugly, ugly as catshit: I had a coyote ugly date (1980s+ Students)

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