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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 Dixie Land.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/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
military a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc
a mess tin
dixie
2/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
dialecta lookout
Dixie
3/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
Also called: Dixieland.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
ྱ澱”
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, ྱ澱” begins:
I wish I was in the land of cotton;
Old times there are not forgotten:
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
Word History and Origins
Origin of dixie1
Origin of dixie2
Word 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’s “dixie cup” hat with an upperclassman’s hat.
On Thursday, Grammy-winning country group, The Dixie Chicks announced it would drop “dixie” from its name.
He lifted the lid from the dixie again and sniffed.
I’m an afro American and no I don’t wish I was in dixie..
The 1981 case broke the Klan in the heart of dixie.
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When To Use
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.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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