Meaning of wolf ticket | Babel Free

Definitions

Tough talk; threat(s) or boast(s), especially if empty and/or if made to intimidate someone. (Chiefly used in the phrases sell wolf tickets and buy wolf tickets.)

in-plural

Examples

“Following another fifteen-minute flurry of wolf tickets, young deputy Camel does the handcuff routine again.”

“They have⟳ to project a tough-guy image so that others would think⟳ they're hardcore criminals, but in reality, it's to keep⟳ away potential extorters and possible booty bandits from violating them. I left him there in his cell and paid no mind⟳ to his offer⟳ of wolf tickets (Slang for tough talk⟳).”

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