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Is there an English term that describes the whistle you'd make with two fingers/one finger and thumb in your mouth? Maybe those variations have separate names. Googling got me wolf whistle but that looks like it's specifically about a two-note thing and not so as much about the putting hands in mouth format. Also there is a kind of expressing lasciviousness vibe which is not what I'm after.

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  • wikihow.com/Whistle-With-Your-Fingers doesn't look like there's a single word.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Jul 23, 2017 at 19:27
  • @Mari-LouA I'm not looking for a single word necessarily, just a canonical way to express it.
    – 1252748
    Jul 23, 2017 at 19:34
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    About all I've ever heard is "two-finger whistle".
    – Hot Licks
    Jul 23, 2017 at 19:36
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    @Mari-LouA Hmmm. Not as catchy as I'd have imagined but for sure descriptive. I'll accept that if you'd want to post it as an answer.
    – 1252748
    Jul 23, 2017 at 19:43
  • I've heard it called "cattle-whistle", but that could just be because I'm from Texas.
    – Boom
    Jul 23, 2017 at 20:38

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I have also looked this up and like others have said I've only found "finger whistling" according to Wikipedia or simply "whistling with your fingers." Link

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