Whistle-dixie
noun
1.
Also called Dixieland, Dixie Land. the southern states of the United States, especially those that were formerly part of the Confederacy.
2.
(italics) any of several songs with this name, especially the minstrel song (1859) by D. D. Emmett, popular as a Confederate war song.
3.
a female given name.
adjective
4.
of, from, or characteristic of the southern states of the United States.
Idioms
5.
whistle Dixie, to indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies.
noun
1.
(mainly military) a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc
2.
a mess tin
noun
1.
(Northern English, dialect) a lookout
noun
1.
Also called Dixieland. the southern states of the US; the states that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War
2.
a song adopted as a marching tune by the Confederate states during the American Civil War
adjective
3.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the southern states of the US
“Dixie” definition
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, “Dixie” begins:
I wish I was in the land of cotton;
Old times there are not forgotten:
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
Dixie
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